A amendment from an independent
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
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
This amendment would add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to the budget resolution.
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The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate could revise budget levels and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, which is a record used to track the cost of legislation that changes required spending or revenue.
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These adjustments could be used for legislation intended to strengthen transparency, oversight, and accountability within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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This could include laws requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to give Congress a 60-day notice of any changes to its purchase card program.
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Such a notice would include a justification for the changes, a timeline for implementation, or plans for monitoring unintended negative impacts.
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The legislation must not increase the deficit during the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
- 4/3/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors