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
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
Mr. Merkley submitted an amendment, known as SA 594, which was ordered to lie on the table. The purpose of this amendment is to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting the export of liquefied natural gas to China and other countries of concern.
What It Aims to Change or Add
This amendment aims to add a new section to title III of the concurrent resolution. Specifically, it allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make adjustments and revise allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels for legislation that meets certain conditions.
- Mitigates the harms caused by climate change
- Prohibits exports of natural gas or petroleum products to specific countries
- Targets the Chinese Communist Party (People's Republic of China), Iran, North Korea, and Russia
- Does not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034
- 2/20/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors