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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 158· Senate(119-SAMDT-158)

S.Amdt. 158

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

Listen, folks, as someone who keeps an eye on how our elected officials handle things in Congress, I want to break down what this amendment from Senator Hirono actually does in plain English.

The Main Purpose

The Details

  • The amendment sets up a deficit-neutral reserve fund for food banks.
  • It lets the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget revise allocations and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger.
  • This applies to legislation relating to ensuring robust funding for Federal food programs, which can include robust funding for food banks or protecting funding used to purchase commodities for distribution to food banks.
  • There is one big rule: the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.