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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 155· Senate(119-SAMDT-155)

S.Amdt. 155

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 your analyst, let's look at what this amendment is all about in plain English. Ms. Hirono submitted SA 155, which proposes adding a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to staffing at federal public lands to the concurrent resolution.

The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to make adjustments and revise allocations for legislation. Specifically, it aims to change the budget so that Congress can pass bills related to protecting natural resources and human safety without adding to the national debt.

Here is what it specifically allows to be added or changed:

  • It aims to ensure that federal public lands are adequately staffed at the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service.
  • It requires that any legislation passed for this purpose would not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.