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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 928· Senate(119-SAMDT-928)

S.Amdt. 928

Rep. Hickenlooper
Age: 74 years
Colorado
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
John Hickenlooper
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. Hickenlooper submitted SA 928 to set up a deficit-neutral reserve fund specifically dealing with the drought in the western United States.

What It Aims to Change or Add

This amendment allows the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to revise budget allocations and adjustments for future legislation.

  • It focuses on the impacts of drought in the western United States.
  • It can specifically include things like decreases in water supply availability or increases in wildfire risk.
  • Any future legislation using this fund cannot increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.