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Alex Padilla

Senator for California · Democratic · United States

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These homes are significantly less expensive than traditional site-built homes and will play a key part in how we address our country's affordable housing crisis and increase home ownership.

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT ON S. 5020 · 2026-07-16 · READ IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

These homes are significantly less expensive than traditional site-built homes and will play a key part in how we address our country's affordable housing crisis and increase home ownership.

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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4140] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Cassidy): S. 5020.

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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4140] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Cassidy): S. 5020.

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT ON S. 5020 · 2026-07-16 · READ IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of my legislation to require a study on how to improve the resiliency of manufactured homes in areas that are at high risk of natural hazards and weather extremes, which I introduced today.

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As we continue to see a pattern of increased extreme climate events, we need all our housing to be resilient in areas at high risk of natural hazards and weather extremes.

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  1. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2239] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1634. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AT THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.

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  2. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that includes cuts to, or policies that would lead to interruptions in, Tribal health care coverage or services. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  3. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S2238-S2239] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1633. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: [[Page S2239]] SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST UNDERMINING OR INTERRUPTING TRIBAL HEALTH COVERAGE OR SERVICES.

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  4. 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 preserving development of and access to units of the National Park System and public lands, which may include reversing unjustified employment terminations of Department of the Interior staff to ensure an enjoyable experience for recreational visitors, the uninterrupted operation of water infrastructure, or the continuation of important energy projects, 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.

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  5. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PRESERVING DEVELOPMENT OF AND ACCESS TO UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF RECREATIONAL VISITORS, UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CONTINUATION OF IMPORTANT ENERGY PROJECTS.

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  6. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2238] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1632. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___.

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  7. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would scale down or eliminate the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program of the Department of Energy. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  8. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2233] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1597. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD SCALE DOWN OR ELIMINATE THE REGIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN HUBS PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

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  9. Not later than 90 days after the date on which this concurrent resolution is agreed to, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall submit to Congress a report-- (1) on the impacts and future impacts of the activities of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization on the economy of the United States, the Federal budget, Federal spending, the operations of the Federal Government, and constituent services across agencies; and (2) that includes fact checks of the web page on the website of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization entitled the ``wall of receipts''. ______

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  10. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2233] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1596. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REPORT.

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  11. Not later than 90 days after the date on which this concurrent resolution is agreed to, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall submit to Congress a report-- (1) on the impact that the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump would have on the economy, the cost of consumer goods, and inflation; and (2) that includes an estimate of the cost of such tariffs to the people of the United States, disaggregated by income bracket. ______

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  12. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2233] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1595. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REPORT.

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  13. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that would provide tax cuts relative to the current law baseline for individuals earning more than $10,000,000 annually and add more than $4,000,000,000,000 to the Federal debt over 10 years. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  14. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2233] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1594. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY THAT ADD TO THE FEDERAL DEBT.

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  15. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  16. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that would, when scored using the current law baseline under section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907), result in an increase in the deficit of more than $4,000,000,000,000 during the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

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  17. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2233] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1593. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT, WHEN SCORED USING THE CURRENT LAW BASELINE, COSTS MORE THAN $4,000,000,000,000.

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  18. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING COMMUNITIES FROM FENTANYL BY PROHIBITING THE DIVERSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES FROM FENTANYL-RELATED INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS. 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 protecting communities from fentanyl, which may include prohibiting the diversion of law enforcement resources from fentanyl-related investigations and prosecutions, 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.

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  19. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S2232-S2233] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1592. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: [[Page S2233]] SEC. ___.

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  20. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  21. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT DOES NOT EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT THE DIVERSION OF PERSONNEL, FUNDING, AND OTHER RESOURCES INTENDED FOR FENTANYL-RELATED INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that does not explicitly prohibit the diversion of personnel, funding, and other resources intended for fentanyl-related investigations and prosecutions to other purposes. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

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  22. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2232] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1591. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___.

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  23. 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 protecting veterans' mental health care and suicide prevention resources, which may include prohibiting reductions in coverage and services like the Veterans Crisis Line, the Suicide Prevention Program, research and programs conducted by the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, and the Mayor's and Governor's Challenges, or unjustified employment terminations of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs or veterans in the Federal workforce 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.

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  24. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2232] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1590. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING VETERANS' MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES.

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  25. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that includes reductions in veterans mental health care coverage or services or policies that would lead to interruptions in such services. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  26. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2232] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1589. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDES REDUCTIONS IN VETERANS MENTAL HEALTH CARE COVERAGE OR SERVICES OR POLICIES THAT WOULD LEAD TO INTERRUPTIONS IN SUCH SERVICES.

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  27. 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 addressing the national mental health crisis, which may include prohibiting cuts to Medicaid coverage and services for mental health care, 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. ______

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  28. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2232] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1588. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO RELATING TO ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

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  29. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would cut or limit Medicaid coverage or services for mental health care. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  30. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2215] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1463. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT OR LIMIT MEDICAID COVERAGE OR SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

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  31. 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 protecting communities in the United States from fentanyl and other opioids, which may include curbing the illegal trafficking of firearms from the United [[Page S2215]] States to criminal organizations operating in Mexico that are facilitating the illicit trade of narcotics and human trafficking, 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. ______

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  32. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FROM FENTANYL BY CURBING THE ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF FIREARMS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMITMENTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.

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  33. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S2214-S2215] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1462. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___.

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  34. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  35. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE DEDICATED FUNDING TO CURB THE ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF FIREARMS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN MEXICO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMITMENTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that does not provide dedicated funding to curb the illegal trafficking of firearms from the United States to criminal organizations operating in Mexico that are facilitating the illicit trade of narcotics and human trafficking.

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  36. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2214] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1461. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___.

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  37. It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that makes changes to the Medicaid program unless the Director of the Congressional Budget Office first certifies that such changes would not result in lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased affordability. ______

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  38. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2214] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1460. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. PROHIBITING USING MEDICAID CUTS AS AN OFFSET.

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  39. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the budget, a provision that makes changes to the Medicaid program shall not be counted in estimating the level of budget authority, outlays, or revenues, unless the Director of the Congressional Budget Office certifies that such changes would not result in lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased affordability. ______

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  40. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2214] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1459. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. __. PROHIBITING USING MEDICAID CUTS AS AN OFFSET. In the Senate and the House of Representatives, for purposes of determining points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.

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  41. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  42. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section [2002], or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, unless, as part of the projections to be used for purposes of determining points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the budget, the Congressional Budget Office has determined and made publicly available the effect such measure would have on inflation. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

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  43. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2214] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1458. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION WITH UNKNOWN IMPACTS ON INFLATION.

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  44. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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  45. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, unless, as part of the projections to be used for purposes of determining points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the budget, the Congressional Budget Office has determined and made publicly available the effect such measure would have on inflation. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

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  46. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2214] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1457. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION WITH UNKNOWN IMPACTS ON INFLATION.

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  47. In the Senate and the House of Representatives, for purposes of determining, with respect to a reconciliation bill considered under section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 641), points of order under that Act (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the budget, any increase in revenue due to a change in 1 or more tariffs that is not made by the text of the reconciliation bill shall not be counted in estimating the levels of budget authority, outlays, revenues, deficit or surplus, or debt with respect to the reconciliation bill. ______

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  48. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2214] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1456. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. __. LIMITATION ON USE OF TARIFFS TO OFFSET COSTS IN RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION.

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  49. 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 [[Page S2214]] 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 reaffirming the importance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and supporting the lawful distribution of Federal disaster relief funds, which may include ensuring the timely distribution of Federal disaster relief funds to communities impacted by a disaster without delaying, withholding, or redirecting those funds for political purposes, 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.

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  50. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S2213-S2214] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1455. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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 appropriate place, add the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REAFFIRMING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

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