CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Alex Padilla (D-CA)

S.Amdt. 4981

S.Amdt. 4981 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S.Con.Res. 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

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 4981, submitted by Mr. Padilla and Mr. Bennet, aims to add a section to title III of S. Con. Res. 33.

The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for protecting free and fair elections.

This change would allow the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to:

  • Revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels in the resolution.
  • Make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislative actions relating to protecting free and fair elections.

The text notes that protecting free and fair elections may include prohibiting unlawful interference by Federal law enforcement at election administration sites and polling locations that could:

  • Prevent qualified voters from voting.
  • Interfere with the duties of elections officers.

This is provided that the legislation does not increase the deficit between fiscal years 2026 and 2035.