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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1616· Senate(119-SAMDT-1616)

S.Amdt. 1616

Rep. Whitehouse
Age: 71 years
Rhode Island
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Sheldon Whitehouse
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. Whitehouse submitted SA 1616, which is an amendment meant for the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14 for the fiscal year 2025 congressional budget.

What It Aims to Change

  • It adds a new point of order in the Senate against any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that includes corporate tax breaks for outsourcing American jobs and shifting profits offshore.
  • It sets a rule that this point of order can only be waived or suspended in the Senate by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
  • It also requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on this point of order.