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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1324· Senate(119-SAMDT-1324)

S.Amdt. 1324

Rep. Peters
Age: 68 years
Michigan
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Gary Peters
Cosponsors
None
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. Peters submitted amendment numbered SA 1324 to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14. The purpose of this amendment is to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that tariffs do not increase prices for American consumers.

What It Aims to Change or Add

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

  • It allows the Chairman to make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports.

  • These changes are for legislation relating to ensuring that new tariffs do not increase the price of goods for American consumers.

  • The legislation may include requiring an economic assessment of new tariffs on goods from Canada to measure potential price increases on consumer goods.

  • The changes are allowed provided that the legislation does not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.