Amendment · S.Amdt. 1276· Senate(119-SAMDT-1276)

S.Amdt. 1276

Age: 80 years

Connecticut

Introduced: 3/14/2025
Sponsored by: Richard Blumenthal
Cosponsors: None

Changes bill: 119-HR-1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Introduced
Pending Consideration
Failed

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

As an analyst keeping an eye out for everyday folks and holding our elected officials accountable, here is the plain-language breakdown of what Mr. Blumenthal's amendment aims to do.

Purpose of the Amendment

The purpose of this amendment is to prohibit the use of funds for specific actions within the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What It Changes or Adds

It bans using any funds made available under any provision of any division of the Act for employee terminations at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
It bans using funds for funding cuts to the Department.
It bans using funds for contract rescissions.

These bans apply specifically to any employee terminations, funding cuts, or contract rescissions that would impede the implementation of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (known as the PACT Act) or the amendments made by that Act.