S.Amdt. 1920

Mr. Murphy submitted amendment SA 1920 to the concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

Purpose and Changes

The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing Federal employees from accessing sensitive data. It aims to allow the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to revise allocations and make adjustments for legislation relating to data privacy.

Specifically, the amendment allows for legislation that prohibits the following individuals from accessing, obtaining, or otherwise viewing data maintained by any Federal agency:

• Any Federal employee, Special Government Employee, or advisor to the President, regardless of whether they are paid or unpaid.

The prohibition applies to data at any Federal agency that is currently investigating, or has any enforcement action pending against, a company, business, corporation, nonprofit organization, or other entity that is owned by, or invested in, by that specific Federal employee, Special Government Employee, or advisor to the President. This change is allowed as long as the legislation does not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.