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Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

S.Amdt. 1543

S.Amdt. 1543 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

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

SA 1543, submitted by Ms. Warren and Mr. Heinrich, is an amendment meant to be proposed for the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.

  • The purpose of this amendment is to create a point of order in the Senate against any legislation that would raise grocery costs for American families.
  • It aims to add a rule that blocks the consideration of any bill, resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that increases food costs, specifically by cutting or changing eligibility requirements for the supplemental nutritional assistance program or other programs helping households afford food.
  • The amendment allows this rule to be waived or suspended, and requires an appeal of the Chair's ruling to be sustained, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the sworn Members of the Senate.