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John Yarmuth: I have an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2017
I have an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017. (a) Declaration.--Congress declares that this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017 and that this resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this concurrent resolution is as follows: Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses Sec. 1101. Recommended levels and amounts. Sec. 1102. Major functional categories. Subtitle B--Levels and Amounts in the Senate Sec. 1201. Social Security in the Senate. Sec. 1202. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses in the Senate. TITLE II--RESERVE FUND Sec. 2001. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for job creation, infrastructure investment, and tax reform. TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS Sec. 3001. Budgetary treatment of administrative expenses. Sec. 3002. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. Sec. 3003. Exercise of rulemaking powers. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses SEC. 1101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.…
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky
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Jan 13, 2017

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