Mike Lee (R-UT)

S.Amdt. 916

S.Amdt. 916 · Senate amendment

A Republican 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. Lee submitted amendment SA 916, which is a spending-neutral reserve fund.

The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to revise budget allocations, aggregates, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for specific legislation.

Specifically, it aims to add provisions relating to limiting eligibility for taxpayer-funded Federal benefits for illegal aliens and other noncitizens in order to reduce the Federal deficit.

To make sure we hold our officials accountable to common sense budgeting, the text sets strict rules for any legislation resulting from this:

  • It must not raise new revenue.

  • It must not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.

  • It must not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.