Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

S.Amdt. 618

S.Amdt. 618 · 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 618, which is an amendment meant to be added to the concurrent resolution for the congressional budget for fiscal year 2025.

What It Aims to Change

This amendment aims to extend the enforcement of specific budgetary points of order in the Senate through September 30, 2034. It does this by making sure that subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 stay in effect for Senate enforcement, regardless of any other provisions in that Act.