The Senate has an extended voting session on Monday, also known as a “vote-a-rama.” During this session, lawmakers can propose unlimited amendments before finalizing a bill, in this case, the “one big, beautiful bill.”
Democrats are expected to bring “amendment after amendment after amendment to the floor,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), so Republicans “can try to explain their massive cuts to Medicaid, to people back home.” Currently, the record for the most amendment votes during a vote-a-rama stands at 44 from 2008, and it’s unclear if Democrats are seeking to break that record today.
Here is a rolling list of all the amendments that come up on Monday, and whether they have passed or failed:
1. Does Decision of the Chair stand as Judgement of the Senate (that amendment #2360 doesn’t violate sect 313(b)(1)(E) of the Congressional Budget Act)?
Essentially a technical question on whether the “one big, beautiful bill” follows budgetary rules. Presented by Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the resulting vote was 53-47, indicating the decision of the chair stands. This vote affirms the GOP decision that Trump’s tax extension should not count against current policy baseline and should not add more spending.
2. Budget procedural vote: proposed changes to House-passed OBBB
Presented by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) the resulting vote of 53-47 indicates that the budget accounting assumptions used in the changes to the House-passed reconciliation bill are correct; no budget rules have been violated.
3. Motion to commit Cal. #107, H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to the Finance Committee with instructions
Presented by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the senator pushed back against rising costs for healthcare and proposed sending the bill back to the Finance Committee, ultimately delaying its passage. The resulting vote was 47-53, indicating that the motion was denied.
4. Motion to commit Cal. #107, H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to the Finance Committee with instructions
Presented by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), the senator pushed back against cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, concerned about potential hospital closures. Markey followed Schumer’s lead and also proposed sending the bill back to the Finance Committee to delay its passage, the resulting vote being 49-51, the motion ultimately denied.
5. Motion to waive the Klobuchar point of order (Unfunded Mandate – SNAP)
Presented by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the senator advised against cuts to the SNAP program and raised concerns on budget rules. The resulting vote was 51-48 to waive Klobuchar’s point of order, and the motion passed.
