Timothy Kaine (D-VA)

S.Amdt. 1798

S.Amdt. 1798 · 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

Purpose and Changes

  • Submitted by: Mr. Kaine

  • Identified as: Amendment numbered SA 1798

  • Main Purpose: The amendment aims to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to strategic port infrastructure to the concurrent resolution.

  • What it Changes or Adds: It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make adjustments and revise allocations, aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger. These changes can be made for legislation dealing with the construction of port infrastructure at strategic seaports of the United States.

  • Goal of the Added Legislation: The changes are meant to improve supply chain resilience, readiness, and security, as long as the legislation does not increase the deficit from fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2034.