Amendment · S.Amdt. 5294· Senate(119-SAMDT-5294)

To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for child care for families.

Age: 55 years

Maryland

Introduced: 4/22/2026
Last activity: 4/23/2026 — Amendment SA 5294 ruled out of order by the chair.
Sponsored by: Angela Alsobrooks
Cosponsors: None

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 5294, submitted by Ms. Alsobrooks, aims to add a section to the end of title III of S. Con. Res. 33.

The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for child care for families.

It aims to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to adjust budget levels and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation that focuses on:

Making child care free or affordable for working families in the United States.
Ensuring no family pays more than 7 percent of the family income on child care.

This is permitted as long as the legislation does not increase the deficit from fiscal year 2026 through 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.