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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 153· Senate(119-SAMDT-153)

S.Amdt. 153

Rep. Hirono
Age: 79 years
Hawaii
Introduced
2/19/2025
Sponsored by
Mazie Hirono
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-SCONRES-7 — An original concurrent resolution setting forth 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 folks who put these officials in office, we need to know what they are trying to do with our budget. This amendment, submitted by Ms. Hirono, is all about protecting the funding for important issues related to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

What It Aims to Change

This amendment adds a new rule to the Senate. Here is what it actually does:

  • Creates a point of order in the Senate against any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would decrease funding relating to the issues contemplated under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

  • States 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.

  • 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 new rule.