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
This amendment would add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to the concurrent resolution.
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The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate would be permitted to change the spending allocations or adjustments made to the pay-as-you-go ledger, which is a record used to track the costs of legislation.
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This authority would apply to various types of legislation, such as bills, joint resolutions, or motions, that relate to preventing housing cost increases.
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The amendment specifies that these actions may include preventing windfalls for hedge funds and other wealthy investors resulting from the privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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The changes could be made for the specific amounts provided in the legislation, provided the legislation does not increase the deficit between fiscal years 2025 and 2034.
- 4/4/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors