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Text of Senate Amendment 4841

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On 2026-04-22, Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4841" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment and also covered defense. It referenced legislation including S1955, S1956.

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Text of Senate Amendment 4841

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1955-S1956] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4841. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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 THE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SENATE- CONFIRMED NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL. 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 the oversight and accountability of Senate-confirmed personnel of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense, which may include the enhancement of performance standards, the establishment of accountability mechanisms for decisionmaking-readiness, or the strengthening of oversight regarding the professional fitness of senior leadership, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the [[Page S1956]] period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 4841 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1955-S1956] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4841. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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 THE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SENATE- CONFIRMED NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL. 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 the oversight and accountability of Senate-confirmed personnel of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense, which may include the enhancement of performance standards, the establishment of accountability mechanisms for decisionmaking-readiness, or the strengthening of oversight regarding the professional fitness of senior leadership, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the [[Page S1956]] period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______