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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 269· Senate(119-SAMDT-269)

S.Amdt. 269

Rep. Blunt Rochester
Age: 64 years
Delaware
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Lisa Blunt Rochester
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

As your legislative analyst, let's look straight at what MS. BLUNT ROCHESTER is trying to do with amendment SA 269. Simply put, she wants to hold our elected officials accountable by making it harder for Congress to cut funding for programs that help children, seniors, and families with basic living standards.

What It Changes in the Bill

  • Adds a Point of Order: The amendment adds a new rule in the Senate. This rule stops the Senate from even considering any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that lowers the available money for basic living standard programs.

  • Protects Specific Programs: The text explicitly names programs protected under this new rule, which include the supplemental nutrition assistance program, temporary assistance for needy families, housing assistance programs, and block grants to States for social services.

  • Sets High Hurdles for Waivers: If the Senate wants to ignore this rule or bypass it, it will take a three-fifths vote of the members who are duly chosen and sworn. It also takes that exact same three-fifths vote to win an appeal against the ruling of the Chair.