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Christopher Coons (D-DE)

To protect Americans' privacy from unauthorized access by DOGE.

S.Amdt. 1223 · 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.

Last activity — Amendment SA 1223 not agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Failed

The Senate voted this amendment down by voice vote, so no member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

Mr. Coons submitted SA 1223 to the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2025 through 2034.

The whole point of this amendment is to set up a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting taxpayer privacy. We need to hold our officials accountable for keeping private information safe, and this proposal aims to change the budget rules to make it easier to pass legislation focused on that exact goal.

Here is what the amendment aims to add and change:

  • Allows the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to revise budget allocations, aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation that protects taxpayer information.

  • Includes ensuring the protection of sensitive personal information of United States citizens.

  • Aims to prohibit political appointees and officials from the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive taxpayer, business, and nonprofit information through Internal Revenue Service systems.

  • Specifically blocks access to things like Social Security numbers, bank account information, tax returns, and addresses, as long as the legislation does not increase the deficit over the fiscal years 2025 through 2034.