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
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Mr. Merkley submitted SA 603 as an amendment to the concurrent resolution for the federal budget.
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Its purpose is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund specifically for the Federal wildland firefighter workforce.
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It aims to allow the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to revise allocations and adjustments for legislation relating to fire management.
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This includes increasing hiring and retention in the Federal wildland firefighting workforce, as long as the legislation does not increase the deficit from fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
- 2/20/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors