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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1842· Senate(119-SAMDT-1842)

S.Amdt. 1842

Rep. Warner
Age: 72 years
Virginia
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Mark Warner
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

Look, as folks who care about how our government is run, we need to keep an eye on how power is balanced in Washington. Mr. Warner submitted an amendment, known as SA 1842, to the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2025.

What the Amendment Aims to Change

The purpose of this amendment is to set up a deficit-neutral reserve fund. This fund relates specifically to protecting duly-enacted appropriations from unconstitutional cancellation by the President.

How It Works

To put it in plain English, this amendment allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to change certain budget allocations and adjustments. They can do this for bills, joint resolutions, amendments, or other legislative actions that protect duly-enacted appropriations from being unconstitutionally canceled by the President.

There is a strict common-sense rule attached to this: any legislation using this fund must not increase the deficit over the periods of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or fiscal years 2025 through 2034.