John Reed (D-RI)

S.Amdt. 3486

S.Amdt. 3486 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes H.R. 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

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

SA 3486, submitted by Mr. Reed, is an amendment to bill H.R. 3944, which deals with appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that funds provided to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are used to keep a specific number of staff. Specifically, it aims to add a requirement that the agency maintain at least as many full-time permanent Federal employees as were employed on September 30, 2024.