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Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

S.Amdt. 1649

S.Amdt. 1649 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 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

This amendment would change the concurrent resolution by allowing the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise budget levels and adjust the pay-as-you-go ledger, which is a record used to track how legislation affects the deficit.

The changes would apply to legislation intended to prevent reductions to benefits provided through the Social Security Administration.

Such legislation could include establishing a 60-day pause on staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration if benefits are cut or disrupted by the Department of Governmental Efficiency.

The amendment specifies that this would occur provided that the legislation does not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.