U.S. Senate · February 20, 2025
Roll call 66 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 878 — To strike the reconciliation instructions and create a reserve fund to implement a bipartisan, multi-year agreement to provide up to $171,000,000,000 in discretionary funding for defense and up to $171,000,000,000 in discretionary funding…
A vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.
Failed
47 yes 53 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Amendment Rejected”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-878 — To strike the reconciliation instructions and create a reserve fund to implement a bipartisan, multi-year agreement to provide up to $171,000,000,000 in discretionary funding for defense and up to $171,000,000,000 in discretionary funding for other programs, accounts, and activities to address border, veterans, farmers, food and nutrition, disaster relief, and other needs.
Mrs. Murray proposed amendment SA 878 to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, which sets the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. The purpose of this amendment is to replace lines 10 through 19 on pages 45 through 52 of the resolution with a new TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS. Specifically, the amendment aims to add a reserve fund for a bipartisan agreement on discretionary spending.
