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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1134· Senate(119-SAMDT-1134)

S.Amdt. 1134

Rep. Markey
Age: 80 years
Massachusetts
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Edward Markey
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-SCONRES-7 — An original concurrent resolution setting forth 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.
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

Folks, let's break down what Senator Markey is trying to do with this amendment (SA 1134) to the budget resolution. As your analyst, my job is to keep it simple and hold our elected officials accountable to common sense.

The Purpose and Changes

The text shows that this amendment creates a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a specific purpose. Boiled down to plain English, it lets the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee change financial numbers and levels for future legislation if that legislation does a couple of specific things:

  • Requires ultra-wealthy individuals to pay for pollution caused by private jet travel.
  • Uses that funding to reduce air pollution on nearby communities.

The catch—and it is an important one—is that any legislation doing this cannot increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.