Text of Senate Amendment 5404

On 2026-04-22, Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5404" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment. It referenced legislation including S2034, S2035.

Text of Senate Amendment 5404

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2034-S2035] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5404. Mr. BOOKER 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: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORTING RARE DISEASE PATIENTS. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this [[Page S2035]] resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to supporting rare disease patients, which may include investing in rare disease research and maintaining adequate staffing levels at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______