CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Maggie Hassan (D-NH)

S.Amdt. 5296

S.Amdt. 5296 · 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 5296, submitted by Ms. Hassan and Mr. Warnock, aims to add a new section to title IV of S. Con. Res. 33.

The purpose of this amendment is to create a point of order in the Senate. This means it would stop the Senate from considering certain bills, joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports if they do not lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.

To bypass this restriction, the Senate would need:

  • An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members to waive or suspend the point of order.
  • An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members to sustain an appeal of the Chair's ruling on the point of order.