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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1953· Senate(119-SAMDT-1953)

S.Amdt. 1953

Rep. Shaheen
Age: 79 years
New Hampshire
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Jeanne Shaheen
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

Mrs. Shaheen submitted amendment SA 1953, which proposes setting up a deficit-neutral reserve fund dedicated to making housing more affordable. As folks we voted into office look at the budget, this amendment gives the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget the power to change budget allocations and adjust the pay-as-you-go ledger.

The Purpose and Changes

The purpose of this fund is to handle legislation that focuses on making housing more affordable without increasing the federal deficit between fiscal years 2025 and 2034. Specifically, it aims to allow for changes related to:

  • Providing tax credits to develop housing
  • Ensuring sweeping tariffs do not increase the cost of housing construction
  • Preventing Federal staffing cuts which slow needed approvals for permitting of housing development