U.S. Senate · February 21, 2025
Roll call 81 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 699 — To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting police, which may include initiatives that provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to…
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
48 yes 52 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-699 — To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting police, which may include initiatives that provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.
MR. LUJAN proposed this amendment, numbered SA 699, to the concurrent resolution for the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. The purpose of this amendment is to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the COPS Hiring Program. It aims to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make adjustments and revise allocations for legislation that supports law enforcement officers.