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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1885· Senate(119-SAMDT-1885)

S.Amdt. 1885

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 submitted amendment numbered SA 1885. The purpose of this amendment is to set up a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to research and education programs in support of coastal fishery economies.

How It Changes the Bill

This amendment allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make changes. The Chairman can revise allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution. They can also adjust the pay-as-you-go ledger for certain bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports.

To make these changes, the legislation must relate to research and education in support of coastal economies of the United States. This may include National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs to develop sustainable commercial and recreational fisheries in coasts, bays, and estuaries.

Keeping Us Accountable

As folks who want to make sure our elected officials are being responsible with our money, there is an important rule attached to this. The changes can only happen by the amounts provided in the legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.