CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

S.Amdt. 591

S.Amdt. 591 · 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. Merkley submitted SA 591, which is an amendment about setting up a deficit-neutral reserve fund.

The main purpose of this change is to protect your sensitive taxpayer information that is held by executive agencies. If we pass laws to do this job, this amendment gives the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate the power to change financial levels and budgets.

What it aims to change or add

  • It adds a new section to the end of title III of the budget resolution.

  • It creates room in the budget for legislation that protects taxpayer information from people who shouldn't be seeing it.

  • It specifically targets people who are not Federal Government employees, special Government employees, and folks who lack proper security clearances, haven't passed background checks, or haven't taken required information security training.

  • It makes sure any new laws written for this purpose will not increase the national deficit between fiscal years 2025 and 2034.