S.Amdt. 1640

Mr. Padilla submitted this amendment to the concurrent resolution setting the congressional budget for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. As folks who care about holding our elected officials accountable, we need to know what they are trying to change.

What It Aims to Change or Add

• This amendment adds a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting national security and the privacy of Americans and small businesses.

• It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger.

• These revisions can be made for legislation relating to protecting national security and the privacy of the people of the United States and small businesses, as long as that legislation does not increase the deficit from fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2034.

• The protected privacy areas may include preventing access to sensitive data, such as Social Security numbers, bank account details, medical history, tax filing history, and more, for unauthorized use in the development of artificial intelligence.