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Amendments · SAMDT 3466
FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS· SENATE
Senate AmendmentSAMDT 3466
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the plan of the Secretary for Department of Veterans Affairs workforce reduction in fiscal year 2026.
PROPOSED AUG 1· LAST ACTION AUG 1
- Amendment, not the bill
- Failed — base text stands
- Effect depends on parent bill
DISPOSITION
FAILED
AUG 1
“Amendment SA 3466 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 50. Record Vote Number: 475.”
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SUMMARY
WHAT THIS CHANGES
This amendment would have required the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give Congress a detailed report on its plans for reducing its workforce in 2026. Because the amendment failed to pass, the VA is not mandated by this specific rule to provide that information.
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KEY POINTS
3POINT 01
Reporting Requirement
It sought to force the VA Secretary to reveal specific plans for staff reductions, providing transparency on how the department is being downsized.
POINT 02
Fiscal Year 2026 Focus
The report would have helped Congress understand the immediate impact of current budget decisions on VA staffing for the upcoming year.
POINT 03
Senate Rejection
The amendment failed to pass, meaning this specific oversight tool will not be part of the final Senate version of the bill.
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SPONSORSHIP
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D· Illinois
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ACTION TIMELINE
7 EVENTSAUG 1
Amendment SA 3466 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 50. Record Vote Number: 475.
AUG 1
Amendment SA 3466 proposed by Senator Ossoff for Senator Duckworth to Amendment SA 3411. (consideration: CR S5194-5195) To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the plan of the Secretary for Department of Veterans Affairs workforce reduction in fiscal year 2026.
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AMENDMENT INFO
TypeSenate Amendment
NumberSAMDT 3466
Congress119th
ChamberSenate
StatusFAILED
ProposedAug 1, 2025
Last actionAug 1, 2025
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FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS · SENATE · PROPOSED AUG 1, 2025
Senate AmendmentSAMDT 3466
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the plan of the Secretary for Department of Veterans Affairs workforce reduction in fiscal year 2026.
PROPOSED AUG 1, 2025· LAST ACTION AUG 1, 2025
DISPOSITION
FAILED
COSPONSORS
0
DAYS SINCE ACTION
419
