CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Timothy Kaine (D-VA)

S.Amdt. 400

S.Amdt. 400 · 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 amendment SA 400 to the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2025. The purpose of this amendment is to hold our officials accountable by creating a specific rule in the Senate regarding any peace plan for Ukraine.

The amendment aims to add a point of order to the bill. This rule makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any legislation, resolution, motion, or amendment that would fund or support the implementation of a peace plan for Ukraine—or any negotiated surrender to or appeasement of the Russian Federation—unless the Government of Ukraine is consulted, participates, and supports it.

To bypass this rule and wave or suspend it, the Senate would need an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members. That same three-fifths vote is also required to sustain an appeal of the Chair's ruling on this point of order.