A Republican 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 budget resolution.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate would be permitted to adjust committee spending levels and the pay-as-you-go ledger, which is a record used to track how much new spending occurs, for legislation related to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The amendment targets legislation that strengthens health care, benefits, and services for veterans, caregivers, survivors, and beneficiaries.
Possible legislative topics include supporting veteran choice for community care, improving access to mental health and substance use disorder services, or preventing the automatic sending of names of veterans appointed as fiduciaries to the Department of Justice for inclusion in the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System.
It also includes legislation to hold employees accountable, ensure timely disability claims and appeals, protect benefits for certain surviving family members, and strengthen the workforce through better hiring, recruitment, and a long-term human capital plan.
All such legislation must not increase the deficit between fiscal years 2025 and 2034.
- 4/4/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors