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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 851· Senate(119-SAMDT-851)

S.Amdt. 851

Rep. Rosen
Age: 69 years
Nevada
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Jacky Rosen
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 in plain English. Ms. Rosen submitted this amendment to the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2025 to keep our elected officials accountable when it comes to taxes and programs for everyday people.

What It Aims to Change

  • Creates a new rule: It adds a point of order in the Senate against certain legislation.
  • Protects working families: It stops the Senate from considering any bill, resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that reduces tax rates for the ultra-wealthy if it hurts programs that lower costs for working families.
  • Sets a high bar to bypass the rule: This new rule can only be waived, suspended, or have its ruling sustained by a three-fifths vote of the chosen and sworn members of the Senate.