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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 746· Senate(119-SAMDT-746)

S.Amdt. 746

Rep. Peters
Age: 68 years
Michigan
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Gary Peters
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

As your legislative analyst, let's break down what this amendment is all about using plain common sense. This is SA 746, submitted by Mr. Peters, and it deals with what happens when our country faces an energy crisis.

What the Amendment Aims to Do

  • The amendment adds a new point of order to the Senate rules.
  • Its main goal is to stop the Senate from considering any legislation, resolution, motion, or amendment that would allow for increases in oil exports if the President has already declared a national energy emergency.
  • To get around this rule and allow those increased oil exports anyway during an emergency, it would take a three-fifths affirmative vote of the sworn Members of the Senate to waive it or to appeal a ruling by the Chair.