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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1436· Senate(119-SAMDT-1436)

S.Amdt. 1436

Rep. Blunt Rochester
Age: 64 years
Delaware
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Cosponsors
Democrat - 2Republican - 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

As your legislative analyst, let's break down what this amendment is all about in plain English. This is SA 1436, put forward by Ms. Blunt Rochester and Ms. Duckworth.

The main purpose of this amendment is to hold the line on how our tax dollars are spent when it comes to school vouchers. It sets up a point of order, which is basically a procedural stop sign in the Senate.

Here is what it aims to change or add to the bill:

  • It makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any legislation that sends Federal funds to voucher programs for schools that do not follow federal civil rights laws protecting students with disabilities.
  • The specific laws mentioned are the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
  • It states this rule can only be waived or suspended, or an appeal of the Chair's ruling sustained, by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the sworn Members of the Senate.