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
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
- The amendment creates a deficit-neutral reserve fund.
- It allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to change budget allocations and adjustments.
- These changes are meant for legislation that helps the United States recover from disruptions to federally funded scientific research.
- Specifically, this applies when federal employees who conduct research to help develop emerging technologies, improve public health, or fulfill national security objectives are removed.
The Goal
- The purpose is to help the country recover when federally funded researchers are removed, as long as the legislation does not increase the deficit from fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2034.
- 2/20/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors