Second Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 2848· Senate(119-SAMDT-2848)
To improve the bill.
- Introduced
- 7/1/2025
- Last activity
- 7/1/2025 — Amendment SA 2848 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 370.
- Sponsored by
- Lindsey Graham
- Cosponsors
- None
- Changes amendment
- 119-SAMDT-2360
- On the bill
- 119-HR-1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Adopted
What this amendment would do
Amendment SA 2848, proposed by Mr. Graham, seeks to replace the existing text of the bill with a new act titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
The purpose of this amendment is to implement a wide-ranging set of changes across multiple government sectors. It aims to add and change the following:
Agriculture and Nutrition
- Updates the thrifty food plan and modifies SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults.
- Sets new reference prices for various commodities and allocates up to 30,000,000 additional base acres.
- Updates dairy policy, sugar program loan rates, and provides supplemental disaster assistance for livestock.
Defense and Homeland Security
- Enhances Department of Defense resources for shipbuilding, munitions, cybersecurity, and military quality of life.
- Increases funding for border infrastructure, wall systems, and detention capacity.
Taxation and Finance
- Provides permanent tax relief for middle-class families, including no tax on tips and no tax on overtime.
- Extends business tax reforms and terminates several "green new deal" subsidies, such as clean vehicle credits.
- Modifies the funding cap for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Healthcare and Education
- Introduces measures to reduce fraud in Medicaid and strengthens Medicare eligibility.
- Establishes loan limits for graduate students and parent borrowers.
Energy and Environment
- Promotes oil and gas leasing (onshore and offshore) and coal leasing.
- Rescinds funding for various environmental programs, including the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and clean heavy-duty vehicle funding.
Other Provisions
- Modifies the public debt limit.
- Updates immigration fees and provides funding for the Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons.
- Extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation fund.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.
- 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 370 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2848 to S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)”
- 7/1/2025
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 2848 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 370.
- Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2848 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 370.
- Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2848 proposed by Senator Graham to Amendment SA 2360.
- Amendment SA 2848 proposed by Senator Graham to Amendment SA 2360. (consideration: CR S4072-4073) To improve the bill.
- Point of order that page 1, lines 3-5 violate section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 2848.
- Ruling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Schumer that page 1 lines 3-5 of amendment SA 2848 violates section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act sustained by the Chair and the text is stricken.
- Amendment SA 2848 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 370.
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors