A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S.Con.Res. 7 — An original concurrent resolution setting forth 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
The purpose of this amendment is to create a new rule in the Senate that stops the consideration of certain legislation unless it protects people's constitutional rights.
Specifically, the amendment aims to add a point of order in the Senate against any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that authorizes detention and deportation under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 or any other law that does not provide individuals with their constitutionally-protected due process rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
If someone tries to bring up legislation that allows detention and deportation without these due process rights, a Senator can raise a point of order against it. To bypass this rule and allow the legislation to be considered anyway, it would take an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the sworn Senators. It also takes a three-fifths vote to successfully appeal a ruling made by the Chair regarding this point of order.
- 2/20/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors