Congressional Record — Senate, February 4, 2021, Page S541
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Page S541 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for February 4, 2021, listing further amendments to the budget resolution S. Con. Res. 5, in interleaved columns. The points of order and reserve funds shown cover legislation funding a development plan with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras without a presidential certification, assistance to Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives, and bills that CBO would score as raising revenues by more than $1,000,000,000. SA 834, from Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Moran and Mr. Coons, concerns resources for oversight of pandemic response funding.
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February 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S541
SEC. 4lll. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLA- SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND or joint resolution reported pursuant to sec-
TION FUNDING A NORTHERN TRI- RELATING TO PROVIDING ASSIST- tion 2002, or in an amendment to, conference
ANGLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. ANCE TO INDIAN TRIBES AND ALAS-
report on, or amendment between the Houses
(a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in KA NATIVES.
in relation to such a bill or joint resolution
order in the Senate to consider any bill, The Chairman of the Committee on the
that the Congressional Budget Office, in con-
joint resolution, motion, amendment, Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-
sultation with the Joint Committee on Tax-
amendment between the Houses, or con- tions of a committee or committees, aggre-
ation, determines would increase revenues
ference report that would provide funding to gates, and other appropriate levels in this
by more than $1,000,000,000 over the period of
support a development plan with the govern- resolution, and make adjustments to the
the total of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.
ments of El Salvador, of Guatemala, and of pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,
(2) POINT OF ORDER SUSTAINED.—If a point
Honduras unless the President submits a re- joint resolutions, amendments, amendments
of order is made by a Senator against a pro-
port to Congress certifying that such govern- between the Houses, motions, or conference
reports relating to providing assistance to vision described in paragraph (1), and the
ments are taking meaningful and verifiable point of order is sustained by the Chair, that
actions to reduce illegal migration and stem Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives, which
may include establishing an office in the De- provision shall be stricken from the measure
transnational criminal activity from Central and may not be offered as an amendment
partment of the Treasury to advise on poli-
America to the United States, including by— from the floor.
cies affecting Indian Tribes and Alaska Na-
(1) informing its citizens of the dangers of (b) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point
tives, providing technical assistance on tax
the journey to the southwest border of the of order under subsection (a)(1) may be
issues and Federal pandemic-related relief
United States; raised by a Senator as provided in section
payments, serving as a point of contact for
(2) combating human smuggling and traf- 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
relevant entities, and carrying out other
ficking; (2 U.S.C. 644(e)).
functions deemed appropriate, by the
(3) countering the activities of criminal (c) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Sen-
amounts provided in such legislation for
gangs and organized crime; ate is considering a conference report on, or
those purposes, provided that such legisla-
(4) improving border security; and tion would not increase the deficit over ei- an amendment between the Houses in rela-
(5) cooperating with United States Govern- ther the period of the total of fiscal years tion to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a
ment agencies to facilitate the return and 2021 through 2025 or the period of the total of point of order being made by any Senator
repatriation of illegal migrants. fiscal years 2021 through 2030. pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and such point
(b) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Subsection (a) of order being sustained, such material con-
may be waived or suspended in the Senate SA 827. Mr. WYDEN submitted an tained in such conference report or House
only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate
the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An af-
amendment intended to be proposed by
shall proceed to consider the question of
firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members him to the concurrent resolution S. whether the Senate shall recede from its
of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres- amendment and concur with a further
be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling sional budget for the United States amendment, or concur in the House amend-
of the Chair on a point of order raised under Government for fiscal year 2021 and ment with a further amendment, as the case
subsection (a). setting forth the appropriate budgetary may be, which further amendment shall con-
levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; sist of only that portion of the conference re-
SA 825. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted which was ordered to lie on the table; port or House amendment, as the case may
an amendment intended to be proposed as follows: be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Senate shall be debatable. In any case in
At the end of title III, add the following:
which such point of order is sustained
Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres- SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND
against a conference report (or Senate
sional budget for the United States RELATING TO REDUCING CHILD
POVERTY. amendment derived from such conference re-
Government for fiscal year 2021 and port by operation of this subsection), no fur-
The Chairman of the Committee on the
setting forth the appropriate budgetary Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca- ther amendment shall be in order.
levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; tions of a committee or committees, aggre- (d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—
which was ordered to lie on the table; gates, and other appropriate levels in this In the Senate, this section may be waived or
as follows: resolution, and make adjustments to the suspended only by an affirmative vote of
pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, three-fifths of the Members, duly chose and
At the end of title III, add the following: sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of
joint resolutions, amendments, amendments
SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND Members of the Senate, duly chosen and
RELATING TO MAINTAINING DELIV-
between the Houses, motions, or conference
reports relating to reducing child poverty, sworn shall be required to sustain an appeal
ERIES OF FOOD TO RURAL AND RE-
which may include increasing refundable tax of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order
MOTE COMMUNITIES UNDER THE
FARMERS TO FAMILIES FOOD BOX credits such as the child tax credit and the raised under this section.
PROGRAM. earned income tax credit, increasing funding
The Chairman of the Committee on the for the supplemental nutrition assistance SA 829. Mr. WYDEN submitted an
Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca- program and the temporary assistance for amendment intended to be proposed by
tions of a committee or committees, aggre- needy families program, and creating new him to the concurrent resolution S.
gates, and other appropriate levels in this programs to increase existing support for Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-
resolution, and make adjustments to the children and families, by the amounts pro-
sional budget for the United States
pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, vided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not in- Government for fiscal year 2021 and
joint resolutions, amendments, amendments
between the Houses, motions, or conference crease the deficit over either the period of setting forth the appropriate budgetary
reports relating to maintaining deliveries of the total of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 or levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;
food to rural and remote communities under the period of the total of fiscal years 2021 which was ordered to lie on the table;
the Farmers to Families Food Box Program through 2030. as follows:
of the Department of Agriculture by the At the end of title III, add the following:
amounts provided in such legislation for SA 828. Mr. LANKFORD submitted SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND
those purposes, provided that such legisla- an amendment intended to be proposed RELATING TO BENEFIT TIMELINESS
tion would not increase the deficit over ei- by him to the concurrent resolution S. AND ACCURACY IN THE PANDEMIC
ther the period of the total of fiscal years UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PRO-
Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres- GRAM.
2021 through 2025 or the period of the total of
sional budget for the United States The Chairman of the Committee on the
fiscal years 2021 through 2030.
Government for fiscal year 2021 and Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-
setting forth the appropriate budgetary tions of a committee or committees, aggre-
SA 826. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; gates, and other appropriate levels in this
an amendment intended to be proposed which was ordered to lie on the table; resolution, and make adjustments to the
by her to the concurrent resolution S. as follows: pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,
Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres- joint resolutions, amendments, amendments
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At the appropriate place in title IV, add
sional budget for the United States the following: between the Houses, motions, or conference
Government for fiscal year 2021 and SEC. 4lll. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVI- reports relating to benefit timeliness and ac-
setting forth the appropriate budgetary SIONS IN RECONCILIATION LEGISLA- curacy in the Pandemic Unemployment As-
levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; TION WITH CERTAIN REVENUE EF- sistance program, which may include pre-
FECTS. venting organized fraud and identity theft in
which was ordered to lie on the table; (a) POINT OF ORDER.— the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
as follows: (1) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, it shall not program, prioritizing benefit timeliness for
At the end of title III, add the following: be in order to consider a provision in a bill eligible Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
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S542 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 4, 2021
claimants, and ensuring that eligible claim- 2021 through 2025 or the period of the total of Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-
ants do not face unreasonable delays or im- fiscal years 2021 through 2030. sional budget for the United States
proper denials of benefits due to any new Government for fiscal year 2021 and
measures to prevent organized fraud and SA 832. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted setting forth the appropriate budgetary
identity theft by the amounts provided in an amendment intended to be proposed
such legislation for those purposes, provided levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;
by him to the concurrent resolution S. which was ordered to lie on the table;
that such legislation would not increase the
deficit over either the period of the total of
Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres- as follows:
fiscal years 2021 through 2025 or the period of sional budget for the United States At the end of title III, add the following:
the total of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. Government for fiscal year 2021 and SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND
setting forth the appropriate budgetary RELATING TO IMPROVING SERVICES
levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; AND INTERVENTIONS RELATING TO
SA 830. Mr. WYDEN submitted an SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY VIO-
amendment intended to be proposed by which was ordered to lie on the table; LENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
him to the concurrent resolution S. as follows: ING VIOLENCE, AND CHILD ABUSE.
Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres- At the end of title III, add the following: The Chairman of the Committee on the
sional budget for the United States SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-
RELATING TO INCREASING THE tions of a committee or committees, aggre-
Government for fiscal year 2021 and PROGRESSIVITY OF THE TAX CODE. gates, and other appropriate levels in this
setting forth the appropriate budgetary The Chairman of the Committee on the resolution, and make adjustments to the
levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca- pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,
which was ordered to lie on the table; tions of a committee or committees, aggre- joint resolutions, amendments, amendments
as follows: gates, and other appropriate levels in this between the Houses, motions, or conference
At the end of title III, add the following: resolution, and make adjustments to the reports relating to improving services and
SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND
pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, interventions relating to sexual assault,
RELATING TO EVALUATING THE joint resolutions, amendments, amendments family violence, domestic violence, dating
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FEDERAL between the Houses, motions, or conference violence, and child abuse, which may include
PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COM- reports relating to changes in Federal tax funding for programs and grants authorized
PENSATION. law to increase the progressivity of the tax by the Violence Against Women Act and the
The Chairman of the Committee on the code, which may include raising taxes on the Victims of Child Abuse Act, by the amounts
Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca- wealthiest 0.1 percent of taxpayers while re- provided in such legislation for those pur-
tions of a committee or committees, aggre- ducing taxes on low- and middle-income tax- poses, provided that such legislation would
gates, and other appropriate levels in this payers, by the amounts provided in such leg- not increase the deficit over either the pe-
resolution, and make adjustments to the islation for those purposes, provided that riod of the total of fiscal years 2021 through
pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, such legislation would not increase the def- 2025 or the period of the total of fiscal years
joint resolutions, amendments, amendments icit over either the period of the total of fis- 2021 through 2030.
between the Houses, motions, or conference cal years 2021 through 2025 or the period of
reports relating evaluating the economic im- the total of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. SA 835. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted
pact of Federal Pandemic Unemployment an amendment intended to be proposed
Compensation, which may include directing SA 833. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. by her to the concurrent resolution S.
the Comptroller General of the United States MORAN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-
to evaluate the economic impact of Federal SULLIVAN, and Mr. INHOFE) proposed an sional budget for the United States
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation on amendment to the concurrent resolu-
poverty and the wellbeing of unemployed Government for fiscal year 2021 and
tion S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the setting forth the appropriate budgetary
workers and their families, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those pur-
congressional budget for the United levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;
poses, provided that such legislation would States Government for fiscal year 2021 which was ordered to lie on the table;
not increase the deficit over either the pe- and setting forth the appropriate budg- as follows:
riod of the total of fiscal years 2021 through etary levels for fiscal years 2022 At the end of title III, add the following:
2025 or the period of the total of fiscal years through 2030; as follows: SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND
2021 through 2030. At the end of title III, add the following: RELATING TO ESTABLISHING AN OF-
SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FICE TO ADVISE THE SECRETARY OF
SA 831. Mr. CARPER (for himself, RELATING TO PROHIBITING THE THE TREASURY ON POLICIES RE-
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL LATED TO INDIAN TRIBES.
Mr. PAUL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. PETERS, The Chairman of the Committee on the
QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
and Ms. HASSAN) submitted an amend- PROTECTION AGENCY FROM PRO- Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-
ment intended to be proposed by him MULGATING RULES OR GUIDANCE tions of a committee or committees, aggre-
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. THAT BANS FRACKING IN THE gates, and other appropriate levels in this
UNITED STATES.
Res. 5, setting forth the congressional resolution, and make adjustments to the
The Chairman of the Committee on the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,
budget for the United States Govern- Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca-
ment for fiscal year 2021 and setting joint resolutions, amendments, amendments
tions of a committee or committees, aggre- between the Houses, motions, or conference
forth the appropriate budgetary levels gates, and other appropriate levels in this reports relating to establishing in the Office
for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; which resolution, and make adjustments to the of the Secretary of the Treasury an Office of
was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, Tribal Affairs to advise the Secretary on
lows: joint resolutions, amendments, amendments policies related to Indian Tribes, provide
At the end of title III, add the following: between the Houses, motions, or conference technical assistance to the various offices
reports relating to the National Environ- within the Department of the Treasury, and
SEC. 3lll. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND
RELATING TO OVERSIGHT OVER
mental Policy Act of 1969 and environmental carry out such other functions as the Sec-
PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDING. laws and policies, which may include lim- retary considers appropriate by the amounts
The Chairman of the Committee on the iting or prohibiting the Chair of the Council provided in such legislation for those pur-
Budget of the Senate may revise the alloca- on Environmental Quality and the Adminis- poses, provided that such legislation would
tions of a committee or committees, aggre- trator of the Environmental Protection not increase the deficit over either the pe-
gates, and other appropriate levels in this Agency from proposing, finalizing, or imple- riod of the total of fiscal years 2021 through
resolution, and make adjustments to the menting a rule or guidance that bans 2025 or the period of the total of fiscal years
pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, fracking in the United States by the 2021 through 2030.
joint resolutions, amendments, amendments amounts provided in such legislation for
between the Houses, motions, or conference those purposes, provided that such legisla- SA 836. Mr. LEE submitted an
reports relating to oversight over pandemic tion would not increase the deficit over ei- amendment intended to be proposed by
relief funding, which may include ensuring ther the period of the total of fiscal years
him to the concurrent resolution S.
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that the Government Accountability Office 2021 through 2025 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2021 through 2030. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congres-
and agency Inspectors General have nec- sional budget for the United States
essary resources and support to conduct ro-
SA 834. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Government for fiscal year 2021 and
bust oversight of pandemic response funding
by the amounts provided in such legislation Ms. MURKOWSKI, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. setting forth the appropriate budgetary
for those purposes, provided that such legis- MORAN, and Mr. COONS) submitted an levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030;
lation would not increase the deficit over ei- amendment intended to be proposed by which was ordered to lie on the table;
ther the period of the total of fiscal years her to the concurrent resolution S. as follows:
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