Amendment · S.Amdt. 2360· Senate(119-SAMDT-2360)
In the nature of a substitute.
Age: 71 years
South Carolina
- Introduced
- 6/28/2025
- Last activity
- 7/1/2025 — Amendment SA 2360, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 371.
- Sponsored by
- Lindsey Graham
- Cosponsors
- None
- Changes bill
- 119-HR-1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Adopted
What this amendment would do
The proposed amendment, identified as SA 2360 and titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," aims to completely replace the existing text of bill H.R. 1 (after the enacting clause) with a comprehensive new set of provisions.
The purpose of this amendment is to introduce wide-ranging changes across several government sectors, including:
- Agriculture and Nutrition: It modifies SNAP work requirements, eligibility for aliens, and the "thrifty food plan." It also updates commodity reference prices, base acres, and disaster assistance programs.
- Defense: It enhances Department of Defense resources for military quality of life, shipbuilding, cybersecurity, and Indo-Pacific Command capabilities.
- Finance and Banking: It establishes a funding cap for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and modifies the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund.
- Energy and Natural Resources: It addresses oil, gas, and coal leasing, and modifies regulations for renewable energy fees on Federal land.
- Environment: It proposes the rescission of funding for various "green" initiatives, including the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and clean heavy-duty vehicle funding.
- Taxes: It provides for tax relief for middle-class families, eliminates taxes on tips and overtime, and extends business tax reforms.
- Health: It introduces measures to reduce fraud in Medicaid, modifies Medicare eligibility, and updates health tax credits.
- Education: It establishes loan limits for graduate students and modifies Pell Grant eligibility.
- Homeland Security and Judiciary: It provides funding for border infrastructure, creates new immigration-related fees, and extends radiation exposure compensation funds.
What Congress actually voted on
3 recorded votes have been taken on this amendment.
- The Senate: a recorded vote — every member's position is on the recordDecision of Chair Sustained 53–47
The chamber's own wording is below. A recorded vote means each member's position was written down individually rather than settled by a voice vote.
06/30/2025 · Roll call 330 · recorded as “On the Decision of the Chair S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)”
- The Senate: a recorded vote — every member's position is on the recordDecision of Chair Sustained 53–47
The chamber's own wording is below. A recorded vote means each member's position was written down individually rather than settled by a voice vote.
06/30/2025 · Roll call 331 · recorded as “On the Decision of the Chair H.R. 1”
- The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the billAmendment Agreed to 50–50
A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.
07/01/2025 · Roll call 371 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)”
- 7/1/2025
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 2360, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 371.
- Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2360, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 371.
- Amendment SA 2360, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 371.
- 6/30/2025
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion by Senator Merkley to appeal the ruling of the Chair that amendment SA 2360 does not violate section 313(b)(1)(B) of the CBA is in order, not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 331.
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion by Senator Schumer to appeal the ruling of the chair not agreed to, the question being, "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the Judgment of the Senate?" by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 330.
- Considered by Senate.
- Motion by Senator Schumer to appeal the ruling of the chair not agreed to, the question being, "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the Judgment of the Senate?" by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 330.
- Ruling of the Chair sustained.
- Point of order that the amendment violates section 313(b)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 2360.
- Ruling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Thune with respect to amendment SA 2360, is that unless the Budget Committee, speaking through its chairman, asserts that the amendment causes a violation of the Budget Act, the Chair will not so hold.
- Amendment SA 2360 ruled in order by the chair.
- Motion by Senator Merkley to appeal the ruling of the Chair that amendment SA 2360 does not violate section 313(b)(1)(B) of the CBA is in order made in Senate.
- Motion by Senator Merkley to appeal the ruling of the Chair that amendment SA 2360 does not violate section 313(b)(1)(B) of the CBA is in order, not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 331.
- Ruling of the Chair sustained
- 6/29/2025
- Point of order that the amendment violates section 313(b)(1)(E) of the Congressional Budget Act raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 2360.
- Ruling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Thune with respect to amendment SA 2360, is that unless the Budget Committee, speaking through its chairman, asserts that the amendment causes a violation of the Budget Act, the Chair will not so hold.
- Amendment SA 2360 ruled in order by the chair.
- Motion by Senator Schumer to appeal the ruling of the Chair that amendment SA2360 is in order made in Senate.
- 6/28/2025
- Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2360 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Graham.
- Amendment SA 2360 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Graham. (consideration: CR S3612-3613) In the nature of a substitute.
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors