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The Senate rejected S.Amdt. 1646 to S.Amdt. 1717 to H.Con.Res. 14, 48–51. The amendment was not added to the budget resolution.
The Senate voted on S.Amdt. 1646, an amendment to another amendment to H.Con.Res. 14. The linked resolution is a 10-year budget plan that sets recommended spending and revenue levels; the context does not describe the specific change proposed by S.Amdt. 1646. The amendment received 48 yes votes and 51 no votes, so it was rejected. The budget resolution itself was not decided by this vote.
The Senate later agreed to H.Con.Res. 14 and passed a motion to concur in a Senate amendment, but the linked measure's status is listed as resolving differences. This amendment's rejection did not itself complete action on the resolution.
OPEN BILL →Why it matters. The amendment would have changed the text of Congress's long-term budget plan if adopted, but its specific proposal is not described in the provided context. The underlying plan sets recommended spending and revenue levels that can guide later budget decisions.
Who’s affected. Congress: The amendment did not change the budget resolution's text. · People affected by federal spending and revenue decisions: The underlying budget plan sets recommended levels that can guide future decisions, though this vote did not determine those decisions.
Democrats. 44 voted yes and 1 did not vote.
Republicans. 2 voted yes and 51 voted no; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voted yes, against their party's majority position.
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1646 to S.Amdt. 1717 to H.Con.Res. 14 (No short title on file)
Apr 4, 2025
The Senate rejected S.Amdt.
1646 to S.Amdt. 1717 to H.Con.Res. 14, 48–51. The amendment was not added to the budget resolution.
An amendment vote decides whether to add a proposed change to the text being considered; it does not pass or reject the underlying measure. Here, adoption required 50 yes votes among the 99 senators who voted yes or no.
The Senate later agreed to H.Con.Res. 14 and passed a motion to concur in a Senate amendment, but the linked measure's status is listed as resolving differences. This amendment's rejection did not itself complete action on the resolution.
The amendment would have changed the text of Congress's long-term budget plan if adopted, but its specific proposal is not described in the provided context. The underlying plan sets recommended spending and revenue levels that can guide later budget decisions.
The parties' majority positions differed: Democrats' majority position was yes, while Republicans' was no. All 44 Democrats who voted supported the amendment; Republicans voted 2 yes and 51 no, and both Independents voted yes.
44 voted yes and 1 did not vote.
2 voted yes and 51 voted no; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voted yes, against their party's majority position.
Both Independents voted yes.