U.S. Senate · August 1, 2025
Roll call 472 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 3114 — To limit recissions of funding.
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
44 yes 51 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Motion Rejected”
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-3114 — To limit recissions of funding.
SA 3114, submitted by Mr. MERKLEY, is an amendment to bill H.R. 3944. This bill focuses on appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The purpose of this amendment is to add a rescission limitation. It aims to ensure that no funds provided under any division of this Act, or any other appropriation Act for fiscal year 2026, can be rescinded unless the rescission is done through an appropriation Act.
