Amendment · S.Amdt. 2450· Senate(119-SAMDT-2450)

S.Amdt. 2450

Age: 70 years

Oregon

Introduced: 6/29/2025
Sponsored by: Jeff Merkley
Cosponsors: None

Changes bill: 119-HR-1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Introduced
Pending Consideration
Failed

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

Mr. Merkley submitted SA 2450, which is an amendment to change specific sections of the bill regarding how money is handled and how funds are spent. Here is a common-sense breakdown of what it aims to change or add:

It changes where money goes from certain timber sale contracts and other contracts on National Forest System land and public lands. Instead of what was originally planned, it splits the money right down the middle: 50 percent goes to the general fund of the Treasury, and 50 percent goes directly to the county where that land is located.
It changes the funding instructions for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve starting after September 30, 2029, setting aside $217,000,000 specifically for the maintenance of, including repairs to, storage facilities and related facilities.