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Congressional Record, Senate — February 4, 2021, S534

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This is S534 of the Congressional Record, Senate, February 4, 2021, with interleaved columns. The page lists amendments to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2021, including one proposed by a group of Senators and SA 778 and SA 780 submitted by Mr. Kennedy. The amendment texts include a point of order against legislation mandating project labor agreements in Federal construction contracts, a point of order against funds for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit certain information for use by a background check system, and a deficit-neutral reserve fund on targeting economic impact payments to Americans suffering from the effects of COVID-19.

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                                               S534                                              CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                        February 4, 2021
                                               PORTMAN, Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. CAPITO,                         At the appropriate place in title IV, add             similar positions in the private sector by the
                                               Mr. TESTER, Mr. TILLIS, Mrs. SHAHEEN,                   the following:                                          amounts provided in such legislation for
                                               Mr. KING, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mr. CAS-                    SEC. 4lll. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLA-              those purposes, provided that such legisla-
                                                                                                                  TION MANDATING PROJECT LABOR                 tion would not increase the deficit over ei-
                                               SIDY, Mr. WARNER, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr.                                  AGREEMENTS IN FEDERAL CON-                   ther the period of the total of fiscal years
                                               KELLY, and Mr. ROMNEY) proposed an                                 STRUCTION CONTRACTS.                         2021 through 2025 or the period of the total of
                                               amendment to the concurrent resolu-                       (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in                fiscal years 2021 through 2030.
                                               tion S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the                  order in the Senate to consider any bill,
                                               congressional budget for the United                     joint   resolution,   motion,      amendment,             SA 780. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself
                                               States Government for fiscal year 2021                  amendment between the Houses, or con-                   and Mr. SULLIVAN) submitted an
                                               and setting forth the appropriate budg-                 ference report that would mandate project               amendment intended to be proposed by
                                                                                                       labor agreements in Federal construction                him to the concurrent resolution S.
                                               etary levels for fiscal years 2022
                                                                                                       contracts.                                              Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-
                                               through 2030; as follows:                                 (b) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Subsection (a)
                                                 At the end of title III, add the following:           may be waived or suspended in the Senate
                                                                                                                                                               sional budget for the United States
                                               SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND                 only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of          Government for fiscal year 2021 and
                                                         RELATING TO TARGETING ECO-                    the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An af-              setting forth the appropriate budgetary
                                                         NOMIC   IMPACT   PAYMENTS     TO                                                                      levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;
                                                                                                       firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members
                                                         AMERICANS WHO ARE SUFFERING
                                                         FROM THE EFFECTS OF COVID–19.                 of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall             which was ordered to lie on the table;
                                                 The Chairman of the Committee on the                  be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling          as follows:
                                               Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-             of the Chair on a point of order raised under             At the appropriate place in title IV, add
                                               tions of a committee or committees, aggre-              subsection (a).                                         the following:
                                               gates, and other appropriate levels in this                                                                     SEC. 4lll. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST APPRO-
                                               resolution, and make adjustments to the                   SA 778. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an                                 PRIATING OR MAKING AVAILABLE
                                                                                                       amendment intended to be proposed by                               FUNDS FOR THE SECRETARY OF
                                               pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,
                                                                                                                                                                          VETERANS AFFAIRS TO TRANSMIT
                                               joint resolutions, amendments, amendments               him to the concurrent resolution S.                                CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DE-
                                               between the Houses, motions, or conference              Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-                            PARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR USE BY
                                               reports relating to targeting economic im-              sional budget for the United States                                THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL
                                               pact payments to Americans who are suf-                 Government for fiscal year 2021 and                                BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.
                                               fering from the effects of COVID–19, includ-            setting forth the appropriate budgetary                   (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in
                                               ing provisions to ensure upper-income tax-                                                                      order in the Senate to consider any bill,
                                               payers are not eligible, by the amounts pro-
                                                                                                       levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;              joint   resolution,    motion,     amendment,
                                               vided in such legislation for those purposes,           which was ordered to lie on the table;                  amendment between the Houses, or con-
                                               provided that such legislation would not in-            as follows:                                             ference report that would appropriate or oth-
                                               crease the deficit over either the period of                 At the end of title III, add the following:        erwise make available funds to the Depart-
                                               the total of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 or          SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND                 ment of Veterans Affairs for use by the Sec-
                                               the period of the total of fiscal years 2021                      RELATING TO REQUIRING THE RE-                 retary of Veterans Affairs to transfer the
                                               through 2030.                                                     MOVAL OF TAX-DELINQUENT FED-                  personally identifiable information of a ben-
                                                                                                                 ERAL EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT IM-                 eficiary to the national instant criminal
                                                 SA 776. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself,                               MEDIATELY ENTER INTO A REPAY-                 background check system solely on the basis
                                                                                                                 MENT PLAN.                                    of a determination by the Secretary to pay
                                               Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. COL-                         The Chairman of the Committee on the
                                               LINS, Mr. TESTER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs.                                                                             benefits to a fiduciary for the use and benefit
                                                                                                       Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-             of the beneficiary without the order or find-
                                               SHAHEEN, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr.                    tions of a committee or committees, aggre-              ing of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial
                                               CASSIDY, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. KELLY, and                      gates, and other appropriate levels in this             authority of competent jurisdiction that
                                               Mr. ROMNEY) submitted an amendment                      resolution, and make adjustments to the                 such beneficiary is a danger to themselves or
                                               intended to be proposed by him to the                   pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,            others.
                                               concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5,                   joint resolutions, amendments, amendments                 (b) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Subsection (a)
                                               setting forth the congressional budget                  between the Houses, motions, or conference              may be waived or suspended in the Senate
                                                                                                       reports relating to requiring the removal of            only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of
                                               for the United States Government for                                                                            the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An af-
                                                                                                       tax-delinquent Federal employees who do
                                               fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the                  not immediately enter into a repayment                  firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members
                                               appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal                 plan by the amounts provided in such legis-             of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall
                                               years 2022 through 2030; which was or-                  lation for those purposes, provided that such           be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling
                                               dered to lie on the table; as follows:                  legislation would not increase the deficit              of the Chair on a point of order raised under
                                                 At the end of title III, add the following:           over either the period of the total of fiscal           subsection (a).
                                               SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND                 years 2021 through 2025 or the period of the
                                                         RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL UN-                  total of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.                  SA 781. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an
                                                         EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENE-                                                                            amendment intended to be proposed by
                                                         FITS.                                           SA 779. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an                      him to the concurrent resolution S.
                                                 The Chairman of the Committee on the                  amendment intended to be proposed by                    Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-
                                               Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-             him to the concurrent resolution S.                     sional budget for the United States
                                               tions of a committee or committees, aggre-                                                                      Government for fiscal year 2021 and
                                                                                                       Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-
                                               gates, and other appropriate levels in this                                                                     setting forth the appropriate budgetary
                                               resolution, and make adjustments to the                 sional budget for the United States
                                               pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,            Government for fiscal year 2021 and                     levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;
                                               joint resolutions, amendments, amendments               setting forth the appropriate budgetary                 which was ordered to lie on the table;
                                               between the Houses, motions, or conference              levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;              as follows:
                                               reports relating to supplemental unemploy-              which was ordered to lie on the table;                    At the end of title III, add the following:
                                               ment insurance benefits by the amounts pro-             as follows:                                             SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND
                                               vided in such legislation for those purposes,                                                                             RELATING TO PROHIBITING EXECU-
                                                                                                            At the end of title III, add the following:                  TIVE ACTIONS RELATING TO THE
                                               provided that such legislation would not in-
                                                                                                       SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND                           CLIMATE FROM TAKING EFFECT
                                               crease the deficit over either the period of                      RELATING TO PROVIDING THAT ALL                          UNTIL INDIA AND CHINA REDUCE
                                               the total of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 or                    WAGES AND SALARIES OF FEDERAL                           GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
                                               the period of the total of fiscal years 2021                      EMPLOYEES SHALL BE COMMENSU-                    The Chairman of the Committee on the
                                               through 2030.                                                     RATE WITH THOSE FOR SIMILAR PO-               Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-
                                                                                                                 SITIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.                tions of a committee or committees, aggre-
                                                 SA 777. Mr. YOUNG submitted an                          The Chairman of the Committee on the                  gates, and other appropriate levels in this
                                               amendment intended to be proposed by                    Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-             resolution, and make adjustments to the
                                               him to the concurrent resolution S.                     tions of a committee or committees, aggre-




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                                                                                                                                                               pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,
                                               Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-                 gates, and other appropriate levels in this             joint resolutions, amendments, amendments
                                               sional budget for the United States                     resolution, and make adjustments to the                 between the Houses, motions, or conference
                                                                                                       pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,            reports relating to prohibiting executive ac-
                                               Government for fiscal year 2021 and
                                                                                                       joint resolutions, amendments, amendments               tions relating to the climate from taking ef-
                                               setting forth the appropriate budgetary                 between the Houses, motions, or conference              fect until India and China reduce net green-
                                               levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;              reports relating to providing that all wages            house gas emissions by not less than 10 per-
                                               which was ordered to lie on the table;                  and salaries of Federal employees shall be              cent by the amounts provided in such legis-
                                               as follows:                                             commensurate with wages and salaries for                lation for those purposes, provided that such




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