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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1597· Senate(119-SAMDT-1597)

S.Amdt. 1597

Rep. Padilla
Age: 53 years
California
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Alex Padilla
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

  • Mr. Padilla submitted amendment numbered SA 1597 to be proposed for the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, which sets the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

  • The purpose of this amendment is to add a point of order in the Senate against any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would scale down or eliminate the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program of the Department of Energy.

How It Works

  • Under this amendment, it will not be in order in the Senate to consider legislation that scales down or eliminates the specified hydrogen program.

  • This rule can only be waived or suspended in the Senate by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

  • An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, is also required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised against such legislation.