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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1600· Senate(119-SAMDT-1600)

S.Amdt. 1600

Rep. Coons
Age: 63 years
Delaware
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Christopher Coons
Cosponsors
Democrat - 2Republican - 0
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, along with Senators Warren and Blunt Rochester, put forward an amendment numbered SA 1600. The purpose of this amendment is to set up a deficit-neutral reserve fund that relates to protecting Social Security from DOGE.

What It Aims to Change

This amendment allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make changes to committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels. It also lets the Chairman adjust the pay-as-you-go ledger for certain bills or amendments.

To make these changes happen, the legislation must relate to protecting Social Security. This can include stopping the Department of Governmental Efficiency's efforts from doing the following:

  • Inhibiting Social Security beneficiaries from accessing their hard-earned benefits

  • Cutting the budget of the Social Security Administration

  • Closing Social Security Administration offices

  • Firing Social Security Administration employees

  • Forcing beneficiaries to go to unreasonable lengths to access their benefits

The amendment specifies that any legislation for these purposes must not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.