Second Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 3114· Senate(119-SAMDT-3114)

To limit recissions of funding.

Age: 70 years

Oregon

Introduced: 7/29/2025
Last activity: 8/1/2025 — Ruled out of order by the chair.
Sponsored by: Jeff Merkley
Cosponsors: - 7 - 0

Changes amendment: 119-SAMDT-3411
On the bill: 119-HR-3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Introduced
Ruled out of order by the chair

The presiding officer ruled that this amendment could not be offered here, so it was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

SA 3114, submitted by Mr. MERKLEY, is an amendment to bill H.R. 3944. This bill focuses on appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

The purpose of this amendment is to add a rescission limitation. It aims to ensure that no funds provided under any division of this Act, or any other appropriation Act for fiscal year 2026, can be rescinded unless the rescission is done through an appropriation Act.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

None of them settled the amendment — every vote so far has been about whether to keep going.