Amendment · S.Amdt. 233· Senate(119-SAMDT-233)

To create a point of order against legislation that would cut funding from the school lunch or school breakfast programs.

Age: 67 years

Maryland

Introduced: 2/20/2025
Last activity: 2/21/2025 — Amendment SA 233 ruled out of order by the chair.
Sponsored by: Chris Van Hollen
Cosponsors: - 1 - 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.

Introduced
Ruled out of order by the chair

The presiding officer ruled that this amendment could not be offered here, so it was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

This amendment, proposed by Mr. Van Hollen and Ms. Hirono, aims to create a point of order in the Senate against any legislation, resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that cuts funding from the school lunch program or the school breakfast program.

If someone tries to push a measure that cuts money from these feeding programs, this rule allows a Senator to raise an objection. To get around this objection and allow the cuts to be considered anyway, it would take a three-fifths vote of all the Senators chosen and sworn. It also takes that same three-fifths vote to override a ruling by the Chair regarding this objection.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

None of them settled the amendment — every vote so far has been about whether to keep going.