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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1569· Senate(119-SAMDT-1569)

S.Amdt. 1569

Rep. Cortez Masto
Age: 62 years
Nevada
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Catherine Cortez Masto
Cosponsors
None
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 us look at what Senator Cortez Masto is trying to do here. This amendment, labeled SA 1569, creates a new rule in the Senate to hold our officials accountable and protect our communities.

  • Main Goal: It creates a point of order in the Senate against any legislation that limits Federal law enforcement from doing their core job of investigating drug trafficking and human trafficking just to help with immigration enforcement.

  • Protecting the Rule: To bypass this protective rule and allow a vote on a bill that restricts these crucial investigations, it would take a three-fifths vote of the Senators chosen and sworn. It would also take that same three-fifths vote to overturn a ruling by the Chair on this matter.