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
- Mr. Kaine submitted an amendment to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing waste.
- The main goal is to let the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget adjust certain budget numbers and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation dealing with adjudicating immigration cases.
What It Aims to Change or Add
- It allows for budget adjustments for legislation that prevents the Attorney General from removing, reassigning, or furloughing, without cause, permanent immigration judges or assistant chief immigration judges.
- This protection applies if the Attorney General is actively seeking to hire temporary immigration judges.
- Any legislation doing this must not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
- 2/20/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors