Second Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 5512· Senate(119-SAMDT-5512)
To provide a clarification relating to, and to prohibit the use of funds for, the White House Ballroom.
Age: 70 years
Oregon
- Introduced
- 6/3/2026
- Last activity
- 6/4/2026 — Amendment SA 5512 ruled out of order by the chair.
- Sponsored by
- Jeff Merkley
- Cosponsors
- None
- Changes amendment
- 119-SAMDT-5453
- On the bill
- 119-S-2 — Secure America Act
- Introduced
- Ruled out of order by the chair
What this amendment would do
SA 5512, submitted by Mr. Merkley, aims to add a clarification and prohibition to bill S. 2.
The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that:
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No authorization is provided by Congress to construct the East Wing Modernization Project.
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No private donations or Federal funds can be used for the East Wing Modernization Project without express authorization from Congress after the Act is enacted.
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.
- 6/4/2026
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive all budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 5512, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 139.
- Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 5512 proposed by Senator Merkley to Amendment SA 5453.
- Amendment SA 5512 proposed by Senator Merkley to Amendment SA 5453.
- Point of order that the amendment violates section 313(b)(1)(c) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 5512.
- Motion to waive all budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 5512, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 139.
- Amendment SA 5512 ruled out of order by the chair.
- 6/3/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors