Senate rejects a budget waiver for the amendment to provide budget instructions on federal voter ID and ballot counting
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414)
APR 23, 2026 · 12:31 AM ET
Party-line vote, except 4 Republicans who crossed. 12 votes short of the 60 needed.
What the Senate was voting on
The Senate voted on whether to set aside the Congressional Budget Act budget rules for S.Amdt. 5414 to S.Con.Res. 33. The concurrent resolution sets the federal budget framework for fiscal years 2026–2035 and gives committees instructions for legislation that increases the deficit. The motion was rejected, 12 votes short of the 60 needed.
Set aside the Congressional Budget Act budget rules that would otherwise apply to S.Amdt. 5414 to S.Con.Res. 33.
Keep the Congressional Budget Act budget rules in place for S.Amdt. 5414 to S.Con.Res. 33.
Allows the Rules and Administration Committee to report jurisdictional changes adding up to $10 billion to the deficit over 2026–2035.
Agreed to by both chambers on April 29, 2026. Concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
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- The Vice President can break ties on simple-majority votes, not on 60-vote ones.
60 is three-fifths of the 100 senators sworn in. Waiving a Budget Act limit takes three-fifths of sworn senators, not of those voting.
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- The Vice President can break ties on simple-majority votes, not on 60-vote ones.
Party line, with 4 Republicans crossing4 Republicans crossed. It wasn’t enough.
Every vote on S.Con.Res. 33, in both chambersFailed in the Senate. Passed the House.
CHAMBER CONTRASTThe Senate rejected it 48–50 on April 23, 12 short of the 60 needed. The House agreed to it 215–211 on April 29.
- APR 21Discharged from committeeDISCHARGED
- APR 21#87Motion to proceedAGREED TO52–46
- APR 23#96THIS VOTEBudget waiver for the amendment to provide budget instructions on federal voter ID and ballot countingFAILED48–5012 votes short of the 60 needed.
- APR 23#105On adoptionPASSED50–48
