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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 159· Senate(119-SAMDT-159)

S.Amdt. 159

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 legislative analyst, let's break down what this amendment is all about in plain English.

Ms. Hirono submitted SA 159, which aims to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to the concurrent resolution for the budget.

The purpose of this addition is to make sure seniors can keep getting their immunizations. Specifically, it allows the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to adjust financial levels and rules for future legislation if that legislation protects seniors' access to immunizations.

  • This includes no-cost coverage of adult vaccines recommended by Federal advisory committees, such as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices under Medicare.

  • The catch is that any legislation doing this must not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.