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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1879· Senate(119-SAMDT-1879)

S.Amdt. 1879

Rep. Hickenlooper
Age: 74 years
Colorado
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
John Hickenlooper
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. Hickenlooper submitted SA 1879, which proposes to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the veterans health care workforce to the concurrent resolution.

  • Allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels.
  • Makes adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation relating to the veterans health care workforce.
  • Targets reversing workforce reductions and filling persistent frontline vacancies at the Veterans Health Administration, specifically focusing on personnel providing health care to veterans in rural communities.
  • Requires that the legislation not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.