U.S. Senate · January 30, 2026
Roll call 19 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 4287 — To prevent the deferral or rescission of appropriations within 90 days of their expiration.
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 52 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-4287 — To prevent the deferral or rescission of appropriations within 90 days of their expiration.
SA 4287, submitted by Mr. Merkley, is an amendment to bill H.R. 7148. The purpose of this amendment is to create a prohibition on last-minute rescissions. It aims to add a section to the bill that prevents a special message from proposing to defer or rescind any budget authority if that authority expires within 90 days after the date the message is sent, regardless of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
