Mazie Hirono (D-HI)

S.Amdt. 1335

S.Amdt. 1335 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors

Changes H.Con.Res. 14 — Establishing 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

  • Stops funding cuts: This amendment creates a new rule in the Senate that blocks the consideration of any bill, resolution, motion, or conference report that reduces Federal funding for low-income schools eligible under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

How to Bypass the Rule

  • High voting bar: The new rule can only be waived, suspended, or have its ruling appealed with an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators who are duly chosen and sworn.