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Rand Paul (R-KY)

To reduce new budget authority for functions 150, 250, 500, and 600 in order to offset $70,000,000,000 of new spending by cutting $45,000,000,000 of foreign aid, eliminating $5,000,000,000 in refugee spending, cutting $16,000,000,000 from the Department of Education, and cutting $4,000,000,000 of National Science Foundation funding.

S.Amdt. 5378 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

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.

Last activity — Amendment SA 5378 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 25 - 73. Record Vote Number: 99.

Failed

25 yes 73 no

The Senate voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

SA 5378, submitted by Mr. Paul, is an amendment to S. Con. Res. 33. This concurrent resolution sets the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and establishes budget levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

The purpose of this amendment is to change section 1102 of the bill. Specifically, it aims to:

  • Strike paragraph (2) through paragraph (13).
  • Insert new budgetary levels for new budget authority and outlays from fiscal year 2026 through fiscal year 2035 for the following categories:
    • International Affairs
    • General Science, Space, and Technology
    • Energy
    • Natural Resources and Environment
    • Agriculture
    • Commerce and Housing Credit
    • Transportation
    • Community and Regional Development
    • Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services
    • Health
    • Medicare
    • Income Security

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Failed 25 yes · 73 no

    See who voted how →

    04/23/2026 · Roll call 99 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file)”