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Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)

S.Amdt. 1642

S.Amdt. 1642 · 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

This amendment would change the concurrent resolution by allowing the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to adjust budget levels and the pay-as-you-go ledger, which is a record used to track the cost of legislation that changes existing laws.

  • The adjustments could apply to bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports, which are formal proposals or final versions of legislation.

  • These changes would relate to accessibility in health care, such as legislation ensuring Medicaid, including home- and community-based services, is accessible to seniors, people with disabilities, and family caregivers.

  • The amendment would also cover legislation that prohibits the provision of money or incentives for imposing barriers that reduce necessary access to home care.

  • The adjustments would be made by the amounts provided in such legislation.

  • This can only occur if the legislation would not increase the deficit, which is the amount by which government spending exceeds revenue, during the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.