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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 519· Senate(119-SAMDT-519)

S.Amdt. 519

Rep. Durbin
Age: 82 years
Illinois
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Richard Durbin
Cosponsors
Democrat - 1Republican - 0
Changes bill
119-SCONRES-7 — An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

Mr. Durbin, alongside Mr. Bennet, submitted an amendment known as SA 519. Its purpose is to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund related to protecting food and farm laborers from removal to avoid unnecessary increases to the cost of groceries for Americans.

  • The amendment aims to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise allocations, aggregates, and other levels in the resolution.
  • It permits adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation relating to the cost of groceries.
  • It adds a focus on protecting noncitizen food and farm laborers from arrest, detention, or removal if they do not present a threat to public safety or national security, and whose removal would cause an immediate labor shortage and higher household grocery prices for United States citizens and lawful permanent residents.