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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 621· Senate(119-SAMDT-621)

S.Amdt. 621

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

Purpose and Changes

Mr. Merkley submitted this amendment to set up a new rule in the Senate, known as a point of order. The purpose is to protect existing transportation projects from losing their funding.

  • What it changes: It adds a new rule to the budget resolution that makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any legislation, resolution, motion, or amendment that would take back funding from projects meant to improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our transportation infrastructure.

  • How it can be overridden: This new rule can only be waived, suspended, or have its ruling appealed with an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the sworn Members of the Senate.