S.Amdt. 2030

Mr. Peters submitted amendment numbered SA 2030, which aims to add a new section to title IV of 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.

What It Changes or Adds

The amendment adds a point of order against certain tax cuts when health care costs have not been reduced.

• It makes it not in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts taxes for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income above $1,000,000,000 if the cost of health care has not been reduced.
• It states that this rule may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
• It requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.