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Alex Padilla (D-CA)

S.Amdt. 1083

S.Amdt. 1083 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S.Con.Res. 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.

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

Mr. Padilla and Mr. Booker put forward this amendment, labeled SA 1083, to the Senate budget resolution for fiscal year 2025. In plain terms, it sets up a deficit-neutral reserve fund focused on protecting communities from fentanyl.

Its Purpose and Goals

The main point of this fund is to allow the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to adjust financial levels and rules for future legislation. Specifically, this applies to bills or amendments that protect communities from fentanyl by prohibiting the diversion of law enforcement resources from fentanyl-related investigations and prosecutions.

To keep our elected officials accountable, there is a strict rule attached: any legislation using this fund must not increase the deficit over the combined periods of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or fiscal years 2025 through 2034.