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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1673· Senate(119-SAMDT-1673)

S.Amdt. 1673

Rep. Welch
Age: 79 years
Vermont
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
Peter Welch
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. WELCH submitted this amendment, known as SA 1673, to be proposed for the congressional budget resolution. As folks who elect our officials, we need to know what our lawmakers are trying to add to the table.

What It Changes or Adds

This amendment adds a new rule in the Senate called a point of order. To put it in plain English, it makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that provides funding for activities recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Gaza, the West Bank, or other areas that came under Israeli administration through the use of force after June 5, 1967.

To bypass this new rule, the Senate would need a three-fifths vote of the members chosen and sworn to waive or suspend it. It also takes a three-fifths vote to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair.