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DemocratSecond Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 2887· Senate(119-SAMDT-2887)

To strike the rescission of funds appropriated for the Feed the Future Program to improve global food security and agricultural resiliency and support agriculture research that benefits United States agribusinesses and universities.

Rep. Booker
Age: 57 years
New Jersey
Introduced
7/16/2025
Last activity
7/17/2025 — Amendment SA 2887 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 404.
Sponsored by
Cory Booker
Cosponsors
None
Changes amendment
119-SAMDT-2853
On the bill
119-HR-4 — Rescissions Act of 2025
  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

SA 2887, proposed by Mr. Booker, aims to change the amount of budget authority being rescinded in a previous amendment to bill H.R. 4.

  • The amendment changes the rescinded amount from $2,500,000,000 to $1,714,200,000.

  • It adds a requirement that at least $785,800,000 of the remaining funds be used for food security and agricultural development programs under section 7060(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024.

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 Rejected 48–51

    A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.

    07/16/2025 · Roll call 404 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2887 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)”