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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 640· Senate(119-SAMDT-640)

S.Amdt. 640

Rep. Schatz
Age: 54 years
Hawaii
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Brian Schatz
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. Schatz submitted amendment SA 640 to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7 for the fiscal year 2025 budget.

The purpose of this amendment is to add a point of order in the Senate against allowing the President to restrict trade without authorization by an Act of Congress. It aims to change the rules so that the Senate cannot consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would allow the President to restrict trade without that specific congressional approval.

To bypass this rule, the amendment states that a waiver, suspension, or an appeal of the ruling of the Chair requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators chosen and sworn.