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Michael Bennet (D-CO)

S.Amdt. 705

S.Amdt. 705 · 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. Bennet submitted SA 705 to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund related to funding for the AUKUS trilateral security partnership.

What It Aims to Change or Add

  • It adds a new section to title III of the concurrent resolution.
  • It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels.
  • It allows adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation relating to maintaining or increasing funding for the AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • It requires that any such legislation would not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.