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“Motion to table amendment SA 2893 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 405.”
This amendment proposed to replace the entire text of the Rescissions Act with an alternative version. As a 'substitute' amendment, it would have changed the specific list of government programs and the exact amounts of money being canceled by Congress.
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“Motion to table amendment SA 2893 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 405.”
This amendment proposed to replace the entire text of the Rescissions Act with an alternative version. As a 'substitute' amendment, it would have changed the specific list of government programs and the exact amounts of money being canceled by Congress.
Substitute amendments are significant because they rewrite the entire proposal. In a bill focused on cutting billions of dollars, this amendment determined exactly which international aid, health, and development programs would lose their funding.
Federal agencies like USAID and the State Department, as well as international organizations that rely on U.S. funding for global health and refugee assistance.