CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

John Hickenlooper (D-CO)

To create a point of order against legislation that would raise energy costs for Americans, including higher monthly electricity bills, building material expenses, and transportation costs.

S.Amdt. 925 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 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.

Last activity — Amendment SA 925 ruled out of order by the chair.

Ruled out of order

The presiding officer ruled that this amendment could not be offered here, so it was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Ruled out of order by the chair

What this amendment would do

This amendment, numbered SA 925 and proposed by Mr. Hickenlooper alongside Mr. Heinrich and Mr. Gallego, targets the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2034.

  • It adds a new point of order to the concurrent resolution.

  • It makes it not in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would raise energy costs for Americans.

  • It allows this rule to be waived or suspended only by a three-fifths affirmative vote of the Senators duly chosen and sworn.

  • It requires a three-fifths affirmative vote of the Senators duly chosen and sworn to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote to set aside an objection that the measure breaks a budget rule A senator objected that the measure spends or cuts more than the budget allows. Sixty votes set that objection aside; fewer, and the measure is stopped by the objection without a vote on what it would do. Blocked 47 yes · 53 no

    See who voted how →

    02/20/2025 · Roll call 67 · recorded as “On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 925)”