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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1599· Senate(119-SAMDT-1599)

S.Amdt. 1599

Rep. Coons
Age: 63 years
Delaware
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Christopher Coons
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. Coons submitted this amendment, numbered SA 1599, to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14 for the fiscal year 2025 budget. It is all about holding our elected officials accountable when it comes to the costs we pay as everyday people.

What the amendment aims to do

This amendment adds a specific rule to the Senate.

* It creates a point of order in the Senate against considering any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would increase tariff rates on most imports from a country that is an ally of the United States or has a free trade agreement with us.

* It aims to stop actions that would raise costs on United States consumers by putting tariffs on our allies and partners.

How to bypass the rule

If officials want to move forward with something that breaks this rule, it takes a three-fifths vote of the sworn Senators to waive or suspend it. It also takes that same three-fifths vote to sustain an appeal if the Chair makes a ruling on this point of order.