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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1899· Senate(119-SAMDT-1899)

S.Amdt. 1899

Rep. Hassan
Age: 68 years
New Hampshire
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Maggie Hassan
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

Sen. Hassan put forward an amendment, numbered SA 1899, for the budget resolution covering fiscal years 2025 through 2034. Put simply, this amendment aims to protect our seniors and everyday people who rely on Social Security.

What it changes or adds

This amendment adds a new rule in the Senate. It creates a point of order against a list of specific actions. Because we need to hold our elected officials accountable, this rule makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that does any of the following:

  • Cuts Social Security benefits for seniors
  • Increases wait times for Social Security benefits
  • Leads to the closure of Social Security offices

If someone tries to push a measure that does these things, this rule allows a Senator to raise an objection.

How it can be bypassed

The text notes that this new rule is tough to brush aside. It can only be waived or suspended in the Senate by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, who are duly chosen and sworn.

Furthermore, it takes that same affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair if a point of order is raised.