Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

S.Amdt. 2449

S.Amdt. 2449 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes H.R. 1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Not adopted

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration
  3. Failed

What this amendment would do

This amendment changes the way money from timber sale contracts is distributed and reduces a specific dollar amount.

The amendment modifies the distribution of money from timber sale contracts to ensure that 50 percent of the money goes into the general fund of the Treasury and the remaining 50 percent is given to the county where the National Forest System land or public lands are located.

It also changes a specific amount in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 from $1,000,000,000 to $819,000,000.