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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1136· Senate(119-SAMDT-1136)

S.Amdt. 1136

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

Mr. Markey submitted this amendment to keep our elected officials accountable when it comes to funding our public schools. Common sense tells us we need to protect education for our kids, and this proposal sets up a point of order in the Senate to stop any legislation that would cut critical education programs.

What It Aims to Change

This amendment adds a brand new rule to the budget resolution. Specifically, it targets cuts to major programs like the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

If anyone tries to push a bill or amendment through the Senate that cuts these critical programs, any Senator can raise an objection. To get around this new rule and pass the cuts anyway, it would take a three-fifths vote of the Senators chosen and sworn.