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Text of Senate Amendment 4930

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4930" in the Senate. The speech addressed foreign policy. It referenced legislation: S1968.

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Text of Senate Amendment 4930

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1968] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4930. Mr. GALLEGO 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 LIMITING ISSUING LICENSES RELATING TO RUSSIAN ENERGY OR WAIVING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN NATIONALS. 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 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 sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, which may include prohibiting issuing licenses relating to Russian energy or waiving sanctions with respect to Russian nationals on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control until the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, certify that the Russian Federation is no longer supplying intelligence on United States personnel and assets to Iran, 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. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 4930 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1968] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4930. Mr. GALLEGO 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 LIMITING ISSUING LICENSES RELATING TO RUSSIAN ENERGY OR WAIVING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN NATIONALS. 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 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 sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, which may include prohibiting issuing licenses relating to Russian energy or waiving sanctions with respect to Russian nationals on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control until the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, certify that the Russian Federation is no longer supplying intelligence on United States personnel and assets to Iran, 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. ______