Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

S.Amdt. 1935

S.Amdt. 1935 · 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

Mrs. Shaheen submitted amendment SA 1935 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.

Purpose and Changes

  • The amendment aims to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preserving federal funding to States under Medicaid expansion.

  • It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger.

  • These changes are for legislation relating to preserving health care access for low-income Americans, which may include preventing cuts to Medicaid programs in States made available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

  • The legislation must not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.