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IndependentSecond Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 2126· Senate(119-SAMDT-2126)

To make sure the Senate can increase the Federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by a simple majority vote.

Rep. Sanders
Age: 85 years
Vermont
Introduced
4/4/2025
Last activity
4/5/2025 — Amendment SA 2126 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 184.
Sponsored by
Bernie Sanders
Cosponsors
None
Changes amendment
119-SAMDT-1717
On the 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. Failed

What this amendment would do

  • What it is: This is an amendment proposed by Mr. Sanders to another amendment (SA 1717) concerning the congressional budget resolution for the United States Government.

  • What it aims to do: It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make changes to budget allocations, aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger. These changes are for legislation that increases the Federal minimum wage to at least $17 an hour over 5 years.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the billAmendment Rejected 47–52

    A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.

    04/05/2025 · Roll call 184 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2126 to S.Amdt. 1717 to H.Con.Res. 14 (No short title on file)”