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Gary Peters (D-MI)

S.Amdt. 480

S.Amdt. 480 · Senate amendment

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

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

Mr. Peters submitted amendment SA 480 to the budget resolution for the United States Government. Its purpose is to add a new point of order to the bill that targets legislation reducing manufacturing jobs in the United States.

Key Details

  • The Rule: It makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that results in a net loss of manufacturing jobs in the United States over a 10-year period beginning on the date of the resolution's adoption.
  • Overriding the Rule: This point of order can only be waived or suspended in the Senate by a three-fifths vote of the Members who are duly chosen and sworn.
  • Appeals: Sustaining an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on this point of_order also requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate duly chosen and sworn.