Timothy Kaine (D-VA)

S.Amdt. 1793

S.Amdt. 1793 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no 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

Mr. Kaine submitted this amendment, designated as SA 1793, to the concurrent resolution 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.

What it Aims to Change or Add

  • The amendment adds a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to combating housing discrimination.
  • It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution.
  • It allows adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation relating to preventing, educating on, and investigating housing discrimination.
  • It permits supporting efforts of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  • These changes are allowed provided that the legislation does not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.