U.S. Senate · April 23, 2026
Roll call 99 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 5378 — To reduce new budget authority for functions 150, 250, 500, and 600 in order to offset $70,000,000,000 of new spending by cutting $45,000,000,000 of foreign aid, eliminating $5,000,000,000 in refugee spending, cutting $16,000,000,000 from…
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
25 yes 73 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-5378 — To reduce new budget authority for functions 150, 250, 500, and 600 in order to offset $70,000,000,000 of new spending by cutting $45,000,000,000 of foreign aid, eliminating $5,000,000,000 in refugee spending, cutting $16,000,000,000 from the Department of Education, and cutting $4,000,000,000 of National Science Foundation funding.
SA 5378, submitted by Mr. Paul, is an amendment to S. Con. Res. 33. This concurrent resolution sets the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and establishes budget levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035. The purpose of this amendment is to change section 1102 of the bill. Specifically, it aims to: Strike paragraph (2) through paragraph (13).
