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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 748· Senate(119-SAMDT-748)

S.Amdt. 748

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 folks who want to keep our elected officials accountable, we need to know what our lawmakers are trying to do with our rules. Mr. Peters submitted SA 748, which is an amendment meant to be added to the concurrent resolution for the budget, S. Con. Res. 7.

The purpose of this amendment is to create a new rule in the Senate. Specifically, it aims to add a point of order against certain legislation.

Here is what the amendment aims to change or add to the bill:

  • It adds a rule that it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would increase energy exports if the sitting President has declared a national emergency with respect to energy.
  • It sets a rule that this new restriction can only be waived or suspended in the Senate by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
  • It requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this new section.