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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 2034· Senate(119-SAMDT-2034)

S.Amdt. 2034

Rep. Gillibrand
Age: 60 years
New York
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Kirsten Gillibrand
Cosponsors
Democrat - 1Republican - 0
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. Gillibrand, along with Mr. Sanders and Mr. Wyden, submitted amendment SA 2034.
  • The purpose of the amendment is to create a point of order in the Senate against specific reconciliation legislation.
  • It aims to add a rule stating that it will not be in order in the Senate to consider certain bills, joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports unless they ensure that all working people in the United States have access to 12 weeks of paid leave.
  • This required paid leave covers welcoming a new child, caring for a family member, caring for one's own serious medical condition, and specific military caregiving and deployment purposes.
  • The amendment outlines that this point of order can only be waived, suspended, or have its ruling sustained by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn.