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Text of Senate Amendment 5378

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5378" in the Senate. The speech addressed taxes and also covered the environment, housing. It referenced legislation including S2029, S2031, S2030.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5378

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2029-S2031] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5378. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In section 1102, strike paragraph (2) through paragraph (13) and insert the following: (2) International Affairs (150): [[Page S2030]] Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $46,750,000,000. (B) Outlays, $35,911,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $5,047,000,000. (B) Outlays, $3,988,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $52,923,000,000. (B) Outlays, $47,393,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $55,918,000,000. (B) Outlays, $56,003,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $57,099,000,000. (B) Outlays, $55,511,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $58,342,000,000. (B) Outlays, $55,179,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $59,628,000,000. (B) Outlays, $55,701,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $60,908,000,000. (B) Outlays, $56,521,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $62,232,000,000. (B) Outlays, $57,352,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $63,547,000,000. (B) Outlays, $58,270,000,000. (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $40,763,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,222,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $38,041,000,000. (B) Outlays, $40,774,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $42,600,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,130,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $43,554,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,584,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $44,474,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,213,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $45,437,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,234,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $46,413,000,000. (B) Outlays, $45,017,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $47,384,000,000. (B) Outlays, $45,963,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $48,391,000,000. (B) Outlays, $46,938,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $49,413,000,000. (B) Outlays, $47,938,000,000. (4) Energy (270): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $21,471,000,000. (B) Outlays, $23,530,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $10,695,000,000. (B) Outlays, $25,388,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $7,681,000,000. (B) Outlays, $24,253,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $7,284,000,000. (B) Outlays, $21,576,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $6,119,000,000. (B) Outlays, $15,948,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $5,677,000,000. (B) Outlays, $11,079,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $7,195,000,000. (B) Outlays, $9,906,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $7,203,000,000. (B) Outlays, $8,381,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $7,263,000,000. (B) Outlays, $7,527,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $7,621,000,000. (B) Outlays, $7,546,000,000. (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $66,459,000,000. (B) Outlays, $72,714,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $44,840,000,000. (B) Outlays, $72,452,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $45,522,000,000. (B) Outlays, $68,651,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $45,858,000,000. (B) Outlays, $65,318,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $45,638,000,000. (B) Outlays, $60,554,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $46,321,000,000. (B) Outlays, $57,333,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $46,978,000,000. (B) Outlays, $54,547,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $48,365,000,000. (B) Outlays, $53,281,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $49,686,000,000. (B) Outlays, $51,491,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $50,009,000,000. (B) Outlays, $51,553,000,000. (6) Agriculture (350): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $38,206,000,000. (B) Outlays, $43,583,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $41,842,000,000. (B) Outlays, $51,184,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $41,595,000,000. (B) Outlays, $47,870,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $41,493,000,000. (B) Outlays, $42,822,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $39,249,000,000. (B) Outlays, $38,748,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $39,261,000,000. (B) Outlays, $38,057,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $39,988,000,000. (B) Outlays, $38,470,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $40,600,000,000. (B) Outlays, $39,511,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $40,864,000,000. (B) Outlays, $40,243,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $41,262,000,000. (B) Outlays, $41,035,000,000. (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $18,198,000,000. (B) Outlays, -$12,289,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $25,793,000,000. (B) Outlays, $2,153,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, -$56,941,000,000. (B) Outlays, -$81,735,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $27,877,000,000. (B) Outlays, $8,795,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $26,793,000,000. (B) Outlays, $4,866,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $26,695,000,000. (B) Outlays, $2,805,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $26,716,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,270,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $20,680,000,000. (B) Outlays, -$6,286,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $29,516,000,000. (B) Outlays, $610,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $29,923,000,000. (B) Outlays, -$516,000,000. (8) Transportation (400): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $161,239,000,000. (B) Outlays, $150,430,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $129,719,000,000. (B) Outlays, $164,258,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $132,266,000,000. (B) Outlays, $171,502,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $133,335,000,000. (B) Outlays, $169,349,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $131,790,000,000. (B) Outlays, $161,642,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $133,105,000,000. (B) Outlays, $157,322,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $137,586,000,000. (B) Outlays, $156,456,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $139,101,000,000. (B) Outlays, $154,688,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $140,639,000,000. (B) Outlays, $153,279,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $142,119,000,000. (B) Outlays, $152,990,000,000. (9) Community and Regional Development (450): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $43,421,000,000. (B) Outlays, $65,084,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $19,954,000,000. (B) Outlays, $61,891,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $20,211,000,000. (B) Outlays, $55,222,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $20,647,000,000. (B) Outlays, $42,823,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $21,073,000,000. (B) Outlays, $34,689,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $21,487,000,000. (B) Outlays, $30,165,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $21,879,000,000. (B) Outlays, $27,188,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $22,239,000,000. (B) Outlays, $24,521,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $22,647,000,000. (B) Outlays, $23,064,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $23,129,000,000. (B) Outlays, $22,206,000,000. (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services (500): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $145,239,000,000. (B) Outlays, $149,211,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $120,191,000,000. (B) Outlays, $122,975,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $137,760,000,000. (B) Outlays, $135,636,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $140,396,000,000. (B) Outlays, $137,561,000,000. [[Page S2031]] Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $143,110,000,000. (B) Outlays, $139,892,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $145,952,000,000. (B) Outlays, $142,542,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $149,139,000,000. (B) Outlays, $145,536,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $152,365,000,000. (B) Outlays, $148,606,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $155,260,000,000. (B) Outlays, $151,478,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $158,185,000,000. (B) Outlays, $154,351,000,000. (11) Health (550): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $990,989,000,000. (B) Outlays, $991,249,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $1,021,896,000,000. (B) Outlays, $994,047,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $1,018,828,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,011,439,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $1,044,155,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,026,701,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $1,068,648,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,056,499,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $1,091,193,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,087,840,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $1,134,506,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,125,944,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A)

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Text of Senate Amendment 5378 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2029-S2031] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5378. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In section 1102, strike paragraph (2) through paragraph (13) and insert the following: (2) International Affairs (150): [[Page S2030]] Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $46,750,000,000. (B) Outlays, $35,911,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $5,047,000,000. (B) Outlays, $3,988,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $52,923,000,000. (B) Outlays, $47,393,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $55,918,000,000. (B) Outlays, $56,003,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $57,099,000,000. (B) Outlays, $55,511,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $58,342,000,000. (B) Outlays, $55,179,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $59,628,000,000. (B) Outlays, $55,701,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $60,908,000,000. (B) Outlays, $56,521,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $62,232,000,000. (B) Outlays, $57,352,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $63,547,000,000. (B) Outlays, $58,270,000,000. (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $40,763,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,222,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $38,041,000,000. (B) Outlays, $40,774,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $42,600,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,130,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $43,554,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,584,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $44,474,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,213,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $45,437,000,000. (B) Outlays, $44,234,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $46,413,000,000. (B) Outlays, $45,017,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $47,384,000,000. (B) Outlays, $45,963,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $48,391,000,000. (B) Outlays, $46,938,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $49,413,000,000. (B) Outlays, $47,938,000,000. (4) Energy (270): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $21,471,000,000. (B) Outlays, $23,530,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $10,695,000,000. (B) Outlays, $25,388,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $7,681,000,000. (B) Outlays, $24,253,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $7,284,000,000. (B) Outlays, $21,576,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $6,119,000,000. (B) Outlays, $15,948,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $5,677,000,000. (B) Outlays, $11,079,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $7,195,000,000. (B) Outlays, $9,906,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $7,203,000,000. (B) Outlays, $8,381,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $7,263,000,000. (B) Outlays, $7,527,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $7,621,000,000. (B) Outlays, $7,546,000,000. (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $66,459,000,000. (B) Outlays, $72,714,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $44,840,000,000. (B) Outlays, $72,452,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $45,522,000,000. (B) Outlays, $68,651,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $45,858,000,000. (B) Outlays, $65,318,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $45,638,000,000. (B) Outlays, $60,554,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $46,321,000,000. (B) Outlays, $57,333,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $46,978,000,000. (B) Outlays, $54,547,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $48,365,000,000. (B) Outlays, $53,281,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $49,686,000,000. (B) Outlays, $51,491,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $50,009,000,000. (B) Outlays, $51,553,000,000. (6) Agriculture (350): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $38,206,000,000. (B) Outlays, $43,583,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $41,842,000,000. (B) Outlays, $51,184,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $41,595,000,000. (B) Outlays, $47,870,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $41,493,000,000. (B) Outlays, $42,822,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $39,249,000,000. (B) Outlays, $38,748,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $39,261,000,000. (B) Outlays, $38,057,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $39,988,000,000. (B) Outlays, $38,470,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $40,600,000,000. (B) Outlays, $39,511,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $40,864,000,000. (B) Outlays, $40,243,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $41,262,000,000. (B) Outlays, $41,035,000,000. (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $18,198,000,000. (B) Outlays, -$12,289,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $25,793,000,000. (B) Outlays, $2,153,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, -$56,941,000,000. (B) Outlays, -$81,735,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $27,877,000,000. (B) Outlays, $8,795,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $26,793,000,000. (B) Outlays, $4,866,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $26,695,000,000. (B) Outlays, $2,805,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $26,716,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,270,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $20,680,000,000. (B) Outlays, -$6,286,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $29,516,000,000. (B) Outlays, $610,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $29,923,000,000. (B) Outlays, -$516,000,000. (8) Transportation (400): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $161,239,000,000. (B) Outlays, $150,430,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $129,719,000,000. (B) Outlays, $164,258,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $132,266,000,000. (B) Outlays, $171,502,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $133,335,000,000. (B) Outlays, $169,349,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $131,790,000,000. (B) Outlays, $161,642,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $133,105,000,000. (B) Outlays, $157,322,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $137,586,000,000. (B) Outlays, $156,456,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $139,101,000,000. (B) Outlays, $154,688,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $140,639,000,000. (B) Outlays, $153,279,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $142,119,000,000. (B) Outlays, $152,990,000,000. (9) Community and Regional Development (450): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $43,421,000,000. (B) Outlays, $65,084,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $19,954,000,000. (B) Outlays, $61,891,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $20,211,000,000. (B) Outlays, $55,222,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $20,647,000,000. (B) Outlays, $42,823,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $21,073,000,000. (B) Outlays, $34,689,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $21,487,000,000. (B) Outlays, $30,165,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $21,879,000,000. (B) Outlays, $27,188,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $22,239,000,000. (B) Outlays, $24,521,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $22,647,000,000. (B) Outlays, $23,064,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $23,129,000,000. (B) Outlays, $22,206,000,000. (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services (500): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $145,239,000,000. (B) Outlays, $149,211,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $120,191,000,000. (B) Outlays, $122,975,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $137,760,000,000. (B) Outlays, $135,636,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $140,396,000,000. (B) Outlays, $137,561,000,000. [[Page S2031]] Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $143,110,000,000. (B) Outlays, $139,892,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $145,952,000,000. (B) Outlays, $142,542,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $149,139,000,000. (B) Outlays, $145,536,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A) New budget authority, $152,365,000,000. (B) Outlays, $148,606,000,000. Fiscal year 2034: (A) New budget authority, $155,260,000,000. (B) Outlays, $151,478,000,000. Fiscal year 2035: (A) New budget authority, $158,185,000,000. (B) Outlays, $154,351,000,000. (11) Health (550): Fiscal year 2026: (A) New budget authority, $990,989,000,000. (B) Outlays, $991,249,000,000. Fiscal year 2027: (A) New budget authority, $1,021,896,000,000. (B) Outlays, $994,047,000,000. Fiscal year 2028: (A) New budget authority, $1,018,828,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,011,439,000,000. Fiscal year 2029: (A) New budget authority, $1,044,155,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,026,701,000,000. Fiscal year 2030: (A) New budget authority, $1,068,648,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,056,499,000,000. Fiscal year 2031: (A) New budget authority, $1,091,193,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,087,840,000,000. Fiscal year 2032: (A) New budget authority, $1,134,506,000,000. (B) Outlays, $1,125,944,000,000. Fiscal year 2033: (A)