CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Timothy Kaine (D-VA)

S.Amdt. 398

S.Amdt. 398 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

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

Mr. Kaine, along with Mrs. Shaheen, submitted SA 398 to be proposed for the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7 for the fiscal year 2025 budget.

Purpose of the Amendment

The main purpose of this amendment is to hold officials accountable by creating a point of order in the Senate. This rule stops certain budget reconciliation legislation from being considered if it tries to mess with our national security.

What It Aims to Change or Add

  • It adds a new section to title IV regarding a point of order against reconciliation legislation.

  • It makes it not in order in the Senate to consider certain bills, joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports that would suspend, terminate, or curtail U.S. national security programming implemented by the United States Agency for International Development.

  • It states that this rule can only be waived or suspended in the Senate by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

  • It also requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.