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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1978· Senate(119-SAMDT-1978)

S.Amdt. 1978

Rep. Booker
Age: 57 years
New Jersey
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Cory Booker
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. Booker submitted amendment SA 1978 to create a new rule in the Senate, known as a point of order. This rule makes it out of order to consider bills, joint resolutions, motions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, or conference reports if they endanger protections for renters, homeowners, or people experiencing homelessness. Specifically, legislation triggers this rule if it reduces funding for or staff charged with enforcing the Fair Housing Act, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or other civil rights laws.

How the Rule Can Be Overridden

The text sets strict rules for bypassing this point of order. To waive or suspend this rule in the Senate, it requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. Additionally, an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators, duly chosen and sworn, is required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair if a point of order is raised.