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
This amendment, submitted by Mr. Merkley, aims to add a new rule to the Senate.
The Main Goal
The purpose of this amendment is to create a roadblock against financing or helping export natural gas or petroleum products to specific countries.
- China
- Iran
- North Korea
- Russia
How It Changes Things
Under this new rule, it would not be allowed in the Senate to consider any bill, resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that finances or facilitates these exports to those named countries.
If lawmakers want to get around this rule, it would take a large three-fifths vote of the sworn Members of the Senate to waive it or to successfully appeal a ruling from the Chair.
- 2/20/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors