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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1794· Senate(119-SAMDT-1794)

S.Amdt. 1794

Rep. Kaine
Age: 68 years
Virginia
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Timothy Kaine
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. Kaine put forward this amendment, known as SA 1794, to deal with protecting mine workers from unsafe workplaces. As folks who care about holding our elected officials accountable, we need to know what they are trying to change in our budget plans.

What It Aims to Change

This amendment adds a deficit-neutral reserve fund to the budget resolution. Here is what it allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to do:

  • Revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution.
  • Make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports.

The Main Goal

These changes are meant for legislation relating to the enforcement of labor laws. Specifically, this may include:

  • Prohibiting any decreases in funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor.
  • Prohibiting any reductions in force at the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor.

The Catch

The only rule for this money is that the legislation cannot increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.