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
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
Mr. Kaine put forward this amendment, known as SA 1794, to deal with protecting mine workers from unsafe workplaces. As folks who care about holding our elected officials accountable, we need to know what they are trying to change in our budget plans.
What It Aims to Change
This amendment adds a deficit-neutral reserve fund to the budget resolution. Here is what it allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to do:
- Revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution.
- Make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports.
The Main Goal
These changes are meant for legislation relating to the enforcement of labor laws. Specifically, this may include:
- Prohibiting any decreases in funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor.
- Prohibiting any reductions in force at the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor.
The Catch
The only rule for this money is that the legislation cannot increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
- 4/4/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors