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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 2138· Senate(119-SAMDT-2138)

S.Amdt. 2138

Rep. Markey
Age: 80 years
Massachusetts
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Edward Markey
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

As your legislative analyst, let's break down what this is all about in plain English. Mr. Markey submitted amendment SA 2138 to the budget resolution for fiscal years 2025 through 2034.

The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting workers from illegal wage theft and child labor.

Here is what it aims to change or add to the bill:

  • It allows the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger.

  • These changes are for legislation relating to the enforcement of labor laws, which may include prohibiting any decreases in funding for or any reductions in force at the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor.

  • This can only happen if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.