CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

S.Amdt. 585

S.Amdt. 585 · 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

This amendment, labeled SA 585 and submitted by Mr. Merkley, is all about keeping the cost of feeding your family from going up.

Here is what it aims to do:

  • It adds a new rule in the Senate that makes it out of order to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would substantially increase the price of groceries for families in the United States, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office.
  • It sets a high hurdle to bypass this rule, requiring an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators to waive or suspend the rule, or to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair.