CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 408

119th Congress · Session 1 · July 17, 2025

A vote on a proposed change to the bill

A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.

What was being voted on

119-SAMDT-2896 — To reduce the amount rescinded from International Organizations and Programs and to ensure that UNICEF receives all of the funding previously appropriated to it by Congress.

SA 2896 is an amendment proposed by Mr. Ossoff and several other members to an earlier amendment (SA 2853) regarding bill H.R. 4. The purpose of this amendment is to change the amount of money being rescinded and ensure specific funds are used. It aims to: Change the amount being permanently rescinded from $436,920,000 to $294,920,000. Require that the full amount of unobligated balances for the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) be obligated according to Public Law 118-47 and Public Law 119-4.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2896 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file)
To reduce the amount rescinded from International Organizations and Programs and to ensure that UNICEF receives all of the funding previously appropriated to it by Congress.
Result: Amendment Rejected
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 48Nay: 51Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D44001
Independent I2000
Republican R25100
Official record
How each member voted (100)
48 yea, 51 nay, 1 not voting