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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1336· Senate(119-SAMDT-1336)

S.Amdt. 1336

Rep. Hirono
Age: 79 years
Hawaii
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Mazie Hirono
Cosponsors
Democrat - 3Republican - 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

Ms. Hirono, along with Mr. Peters, submitted amendment SA 1336 to the concurrent resolution for the fiscal year 2025 congressional budget. The purpose of this amendment is to hold officials accountable by creating a procedural hurdle against cutting support for vulnerable students.

What It Aims to Change or Add

  • It adds a point of order in the Senate against considering any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that reduces Federal funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for programs serving students with disabilities.

  • It dictates that this new rule 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 under this rule.