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Mark Kelly (D-AZ)

S.Amdt. 1739

S.Amdt. 1739 · 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

  • Submitted by Mr. Kelly and Ms. Warren as SA 1739 to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14.
  • Aims to add a new section creating a point of order in the Senate against any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that taxes scholarships or fellowships as income.
  • Requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, to waive or suspend this point of order in the Senate.
  • Requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised against taxing scholarships or fellowships as income.