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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1220· Senate(119-SAMDT-1220)

S.Amdt. 1220

Rep. Alsobrooks
Age: 55 years
Maryland
Introduced
2/21/2025
Sponsored by
Angela Alsobrooks
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

As your legislative analyst, I'm here to break down what this amendment is all about in plain English, and to keep our elected officials accountable to the people who voted for them.

This amendment, labeled SA 1220 and submitted by Ms. Alsobrooks, targets the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025.

What the Amendment Aims to Do

  • The amendment adds a new point of order in the Senate.

  • It aims to make it not in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would limit the availability of student debt forgiveness for veterans.

  • It sets a rule that this restriction can only be waived or suspended in the Senate by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

  • It also requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised against limiting this veteran debt forgiveness.