Second Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 3432· Senate(119-SAMDT-3432)
To prohibit the use of funds to reduce services under the Veterans Crisis Line.
Age: 80 years
Connecticut
- Introduced
- 8/1/2025
- Last activity
- 8/1/2025 — Amendment SA 3432 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Sponsored by
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 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
- Passed Senate
- Adopted
What this amendment would do
SA 3432, submitted by Mr. Blumenthal and Mr. Padilla, is an amendment to 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 ensure that funds are not used to lower the capacity of the Veterans Crisis Line. Specifically, it aims to stop the following actions:
- Reducing staffing.
- Limiting hours of operation.
- Decreasing training opportunities.
- Curbing access to relevant information technology systems.
- Otherwise reducing the ability of the line to provide resources to and respond to veterans in crisis.
- 8/1/2025
- Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3432 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3432 proposed by Senator Blumenthal to Amendment SA 3411.
- Amendment SA 3432 proposed by Senator Blumenthal to Amendment SA 3411. (consideration: CR S5192-5193) To prohibit the use of funds to reduce services under the Veterans Crisis Line.
- Amendment SA 3432 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Senate amendment submitted
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California