Peter Welch (D-VT)

S.Amdt. 1818

S.Amdt. 1818 · 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. Welch submitted SA 1818 to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14 for the fiscal year 2025 budget.

  • It creates a point of order in the Senate against considering any legislation that extends tax cuts for individuals making more than $1,000,000 a year.

  • This restriction stays in place until the Government Accountability Office gives written confirmation to the relevant Senate and House committees that every Federal agency is providing all essential services required by law.

  • The rule can only be waived, suspended, or sustained on an appeal of the Chair's ruling by a three-fifths affirmative vote of the chosen and sworn members of the Senate.