Maggie Hassan (D-NH)

S.Amdt. 1904

S.Amdt. 1904 · 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

This amendment would add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to the concurrent resolution.

  • The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate would have the authority to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels.

  • This authority would apply to bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that relate to expanding the housing supply to lower costs.

  • The Chairman could also make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, which is a system used to track the cost of legislation that changes existing laws.

  • These actions would be permitted for legislation that provides specific amounts for expanding the housing supply to lower costs.

  • Such legislation must not increase the deficit during the period encompassing fiscal years 2025 through 2034.