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 amendment SA 635 to the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2025. The purpose of this amendment is to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to compliance with Federal ethics laws.
- The amendment allows the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to revise allocations and make adjustments for legislation relating to ethics in Government.
- It aims to cover legislation ensuring compliance with all Federal ethics laws by all employees in existing executive branch agencies or employees of new executive branch entities, such as the Department of Government Efficiency.
- It may include receiving relevant ethics training before carrying out activities to cut Government employees, agencies, or access private agency data.
- This applies as long as the legislation 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