U.S. Senate · April 22, 2026
Roll call 95 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 5294 — To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for child care for families.
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 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-5294 — To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for child care for families.
SA 5294, submitted by Ms. Alsobrooks, aims to add a section to the end of title III of S. Con. Res. 33. The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for child care for families. It aims to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to adjust budget levels and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation that focuses on: Making child care free or affordable for working families in the United States. Ensuring no family pays more than 7 percent of the family income on child care.
