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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 236· Senate(119-SAMDT-236)

S.Amdt. 236

Rep. Van Hollen
Age: 67 years
Maryland
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Chris Van Hollen
Cosponsors
None
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

Mr. Van Hollen submitted amendment SA 236 to the congressional budget resolution. The purpose of this amendment is to add a new point of order in the Senate against legislation that would cut IRS taxpayer services or limit the capacity to audit wealthy tax cheats.

What it Aims to Change or Add

The amendment adds a section to title IV of the budget resolution that makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that does the following:

  • Cuts taxpayer services at the Internal Revenue Service.
  • Limits the capacity to audit wealthy tax cheats.

To overcome this rule and waive or suspend this point of order, it requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. Additionally, an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members is required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on this point of order.