Text of Senate Amendment 662

Text of Senate Amendment 662

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S1223-S1224] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 662. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 STRENGTHENING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WORKFORCE. 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 [[Page S1224]] pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to strengthening the Department of Veterans Affairs workforce, including legislation that would prevent implementation of the ``Fork in the Road'' memorandum, prohibit reclassification of employees to Schedule F, diminish civil service protections, or remove oversight and inspector general accountability 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 2025 through 2034. ______