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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1339· Senate(119-SAMDT-1339)

S.Amdt. 1339

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

What it Aims to Change or Add

  • Creates a Point of Order: The amendment adds a rule in the Senate making it out of order to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that restricts eligibility or reduces funding for Federal student aid, such as Federal Pell Grants or Federal student loan programs.

  • Sets Waiver and Appeal Rules: It states that this rule may only be waived or suspended in the Senate by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, is also required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.