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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 615· Senate(119-SAMDT-615)

S.Amdt. 615

Rep. Merkley
Age: 70 years
Oregon
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Jeff Merkley
Cosponsors
None
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. Merkley put forward SA 615, which is an amendment meant to be added to the concurrent resolution for the budget.

What It Aims to Change

This amendment adds a new rule to the bill. Here is what it does:

  • It creates a point of order in the Senate against certain budget bills.
  • It stops the Senate from considering a bill unless the Director of the Congressional Budget Office certifies that the bill will not cause an increase in inflation.
  • It allows this new rule to be waived or suspended, or an appeal of the Chair's ruling to be sustained, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators chosen and sworn.