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On the recordFebruary 4, 2021
I call up my amendment numbered 655 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from West Virginia [Mrs. Capito], for herself and Mr. Hoeven, proposes an amendment numbered 655. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preserving the continued implementation of the consistent, clear, and functional catergories and exclusions of jurisdictional waters in the Navigable Waters Protection Rule) At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER POLICIES. 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 Federal environmental and water policies, which may include ensuring the effective and efficient implementation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.…
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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