Mr. President, I call up my amendment, No. 55, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Idaho [Mr. Crapo], for himself and Mr. Portman, proposes an amendment numbered 55. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to permanently extending the income tax rate reductions for individuals and small businesses provided under Public Law 115-97) At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PERMANENT EXTENSION OF LOWER TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. 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 reducing the tax liability of individuals and small businesses, which may include permanently extending the reductions to Federal income tax rates for individuals and small businesses provided under Public Law 115-97, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2021 thro…
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