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Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

To make sure the Senate can increase the Federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by a simple majority vote.

S.Amdt. 2126 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A amendment from an independent

Changes S.Amdt. 1717, an amendment to 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.

Last activity — Amendment SA 2126 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 184.

Failed

47 yes 52 no

The Senate voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

  • What it is: This is an amendment proposed by Mr. Sanders to another amendment (SA 1717) concerning the congressional budget resolution for the United States Government.

  • What it aims to do: It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make changes to budget allocations, aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger. These changes are for legislation that increases the Federal minimum wage to at least $17 an hour over 5 years.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Failed 47 yes · 52 no

    See who voted how →

    04/05/2025 · Roll call 184 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2126 to S.Amdt. 1717 to H.Con.Res. 14 (No short title on file)”