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Angus King (I-ME)

S.Amdt. 342

S.Amdt. 342 · Senate amendment

A amendment from an independent · See all 2 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

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

Amendment SA 342 was submitted by Mr. King, along with Mr. Van Hollen and Ms. Alsobrooks, for the fiscal year 2025 congressional budget resolution.

What the Amendment Changes

  • Creates a reserve fund: It sets up a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to employee terminations at the National Institutes of Health.
  • Allows budget adjustments: It lets the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels for legislation relating to basic research.
  • Protects workers: The legislation can include prohibiting the National Institutes of Health from terminating, reassigning, or otherwise removing employees or contractors unless the action is based on documented cause or performance justification, and not for reasons that undermine the agency's mission.
  • Requires deficit neutrality: Any such legislation must not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.