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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1315· Senate(119-SAMDT-1315)

S.Amdt. 1315

Rep. Blumenthal
Age: 80 years
Connecticut
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Richard Blumenthal
Cosponsors
Democrat - 15Republican - 0
Changes bill
119-HCONRES-14 — Establishing 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. Blumenthal submitted SA 1315 to the concurrent resolution on the congressional budget for fiscal year 2025 through 2034. The purpose of this amendment is to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing veterans from losing access to or experiencing delays in health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs due to reckless policies and administrative failures under the Trump administration.

Changes and Additions to the Bill

  • It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution.

  • It makes adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation relating to strengthening veterans' access to care and preventing unnecessary delays in care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  • It may include legislation to ensure that staff and programs related to or administered by the Veterans Health Administration are not reduced below the fiscal year 2024 levels.

  • It protects against reductions caused by hiring freezes, deferred resignations, buyout offers, reductions in force, mass terminations, layoffs, funding freezes, or reductions in services or outreach due to cancellations of contracts, provided that the legislation does not increase the deficit from fiscal years 2025 through 2034.