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Timothy Kaine (D-VA)

S.Amdt. 1270

S.Amdt. 1270 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes H.R. 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Not adopted

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration
  3. Failed

What this amendment would do

  • Mr. Kaine submitted amendment numbered SA 1270 to the bill H.R. 1968, which deals with making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

  • The purpose of this amendment is to put limits on how federal agencies can cut their staff using funds from this Act.

What it aims to change or add

  • It adds a rule stating that no funds made available by the Act can be used by any federal agency to remove more than 1 percent of its employees during the first 30 days after the Act is enacted.

  • It adds a requirement that after that 30-day period, any federal agency wanting to restructure must first submit a plan to the congressional committees that have jurisdiction over the agency.

  • This plan must outline how the agency intends to execute its statutory missions even with a greatly reduced workforce, and it must be submitted before the restructuring is carried out.