Amendment · S.Amdt. 4798· Senate(119-SAMDT-4798)

To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to grocery costs.

Age: 54 years

New Mexico

Introduced: 4/22/2026
Last activity: 4/22/2026 — Amendment SA 4798 ruled out of order by the chair.
Sponsored by: Ben Luján
Cosponsors: - 7 - 0

Changes bill: 119-SCONRES-33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

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 4798, proposed by Mr. Lujan and other members, aims to add a section to the budget resolution regarding a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to grocery costs.

The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to:

Revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels in the resolution.
Make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for items such as bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that relate to grocery costs.

This includes the possibility of decreasing costs for families by reversing cuts to the supplemental nutrition assistance program. These actions are permitted as long as the legislation does not increase the deficit between fiscal years 2026 and 2035.

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.