Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

S.Amdt. 897

S.Amdt. 897 · 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

This amendment would add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to the congressional budget resolution.

  • The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate would be permitted to revise committee allocations and adjust the pay-as-you-go ledger, which is a record used to track how new legislation affects the deficit.

  • These changes would apply to bills, resolutions, or other legislative actions that relate to the electric power grid.

  • This includes legislation providing tax credits, grants, loans, or loan guarantees for the planning, siting, construction, or modification of electric transmission facilities.

  • It also covers legislation intended to improve the adequacy and operating reliability of the grid.

  • The amendment requires that such legislation must not increase the deficit during the period spanning fiscal years 2025 through 2034.