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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 225· Senate(119-SAMDT-225)

S.Amdt. 225

Rep. Murphy
Age: 53 years
Connecticut
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Christopher Murphy
Cosponsors
Democrat - 4Republican - 0
Changes bill
119-SCONRES-7 — An original concurrent resolution setting forth 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 us break down what Mr. Murphy and his colleagues are trying to do here in plain English. This amendment, labeled SA 225, was submitted for the congressional budget.

What the Amendment Does

  • Protects the middle class: The amendment adds a new point of order to the Senate rules.

  • Blocks tax hikes: It aims to make it out of order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that increases taxes on taxpayers who have an adjusted gross income of less than $400,000.

  • Sets high hurdles for waivers: This rule can only be waived or suspended, or an appeal of the Chair's ruling sustained, by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators chosen and sworn.