CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

S.Amdt. 908

S.Amdt. 908 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

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

Ms. Warren, along with Mr. Markey, put forward this amendment to put a complete stop to Senate business until specific workers get their jobs back.

Purpose and Changes

The purpose of this amendment is to add a new rule to the budget resolution. This rule sets up a point of order in the Senate, which is basically a procedural stop sign.

  • It aims to block the Senate from considering any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report.
  • This block stays in place until all Massachusetts-based probationary employees of the Department of Health and Human Services who were fired since January 20, 2025, are reinstated.
  • The rule can only be waived, suspended, or gotten around if three-fifths of the Senators vote to do so.