NTU urges all Senators to vote “YES” on the following amendments to S. Con. Res. 5, the fiscal year (FY) 2021 concurrent budget resolution, should the amendments receive consideration on the Senate floor.
Budget and Economy
- Amendment #1 from Sen. Paul (R-KY): Substitute amendment with much lower deficit and debt levels over 10 years than S. Con. Res. 5.
- Amendment #9 from Sen. Marshall (R-KS): Point of order (POO) against increases in direct spending when the debt exceeds GDP.
- Amendment #14 from Sen. Marshall (R-KS): POO against taxpayer subsidies for political campaigns.
- Amendment #138 from Sen. Paul (R-KY): To prevent legislation that would fund programs with either expired authorizations or in excess of the program’s authorized amounts.
- Amendment #142 from Sen. Blackburn (R-TN): To remove 60 vote threshold on an unfunded mandate point of order.
- Amendment #165 from Sen. Braun (R-IN): POO against increasing the federal deficit.
- Amendment #219 from Sen. Kennedy (R-LA): POO against passing a budget that is not balanced in fiscal year 2021 or any fiscal year after.
- Amendment #240 from Sen. Lee (R-UT): POO against increasing the federal deficit more than $120 million in any fiscal year unless it is fully offset.
- Amendment #379 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): Reducing the budget resolution instructions so as to remove allocations for state and local governments.
- Amendment #382 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): Deficit neutral reserve fund (DNRF) encouraging lawmakers to enact discretionary spending cuts for any increases in the debt limit.
- Amendment #383 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): To provide for legislation that encourages lawmakers to meet fiscal and budget deadlines.
- Amendment #385 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): To control deficit spending in order to foster economic growth.
- Amendment #386 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): To reduce deficit spending in order to control inflation.
- Amendment #387 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): To provide for legislation that limits assistance to states and municipalities in the COVID relief bill, for example if they raise taxes.
- Amendment #388 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): To require a balanced budget.
- Amendment #413 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): To prevent legislation that would advocate for modern monetary theory (MMT).
- Amendment #418 from Sen. Lankford (R-OK): To reduce the national debt.
- Amendment #419 from Sen. Lankford (R-OK): Preventing changes in mandatory programs.
- Amendment #436 from Sen. Lankford (R-OK): To prevent government shutdowns by providing for automatic continuing resolutions.
- Amendment #482 from Sen. Cassidy (R-LA): POO against funds that allow states and municipalities to shore up public pension plans.
- Amendment #491 from Sen. Crapo (R-ID): Repeals a section relating to long-term deficits.
- Amendment #523 from Sen. Lummis (R-WY): To require 60 votes in the Senate to increase the deficit in any fiscal year.
- Amendment #531 from Sen. Lummis (R-WY): To provide for biennial budgeting in Congress.
- Amendment #540 from Sen. Young (R-IN): To prevent states and municipalities from using COVID-19 funds for expenses unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tax
- Amendment #55 from Sen. Crapo (R-ID): To permanently extend lower tax rates for individuals and small businesses passed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
- Amendment #56 from Sen. Crapo (R-ID): To prevent legislators from raising taxes to fund expansion of government-run health care.
- Amendment #60 from Sen. Crapo (R-ID): To prevent COVID-19 relief funds from going to states that raise taxes on individuals making $400,000 per year or less.
- Amendment #61 from Sen. Crapo (R-ID): To prevent legislators from raising taxes on individuals making less than $400,000.
- Amendment #69 from Sen. Rubio (R-FL): To prevent legislators from raising taxes on small businesses.
- Amendment #91 from Sen. Grassley (R-IA): To prevent repeal of the State and Local Tax deduction cap by creating a POO against tax reductions that would benefit the top 1/10th of one percent of taxpayers.
- Amendment #166 from Sen. Braun (R-IN): Places means-testing eligibility requirements on economic impact payments.
- Amendment #167 from Sen. Braun (R-IN): To permanently extend the pass-through deduction for small businesses passed in the TCJA.
- Amendment #353 from Sen. Thune (R-SD): POO against tax hikes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Amendment #390 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): To limit compensation and other benefits for lawmakers.
- Amendment #415 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): POO against raising taxes.
- Amendment #417 from Sen. Tillis (R-NC): POO against financial transaction taxes (FTTs).
- Amendment #420 from Sen. Lankford (R-OK): To prevent the elimination of the SALT deduction cap.
- Amendment #422 from Sen. Lankford (R-OK): To prevent retroactive tax hikes.
- Amendment #426 from Sen. Lankford (R-OK): To prevent tax hikes on American businesses and workers.
- Amendment #437 from Sen. Shelby (R-AL): To repeal the federal estate tax.
- Amendment #474 from Sen. Portman (R-OH): To prevent tax hikes on the foreign earnings of U.S. businesses.
- Amendment #516 from Sen. Lummis (R-WY): To suspend the federal estate tax for five years.
Health Care
- Amendment #58 from Sen. Crapo (R-ID): To modernize the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, which NTU has long supported.
- Amendment #193 from Sen. Sasse (R-NE): To expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
- Amendment #194 from Sen. Sasse (R-NE): To eliminate the requirement that HSA holders have a high-deductible health plan.
- Amendment #235 from Sen. Ernst (R-IA): POO against provisions that would limit or eliminate consumer options for health coverage.
- Amendment #253 from Sen. Lee (R-UT): To expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- Amendments #343 and #344 from Sen. Thune (R-SD): To prevent the enactment of “one-size-fits-all government-run health care.”
- Amendment #425 from Sen. Lankford (R-OK): To provide for legislation allowing Congress to review the regulations that have been paused or suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Labor and Welfare
- Amendment #49 from Sen. Braun (R-IN): POO against a private sector mandate related to minimum wage.
- Amendment #52 from Sen. Thune (R-SD): To limit authority of states to tax income of employees working in other states.
- Amendment #90 from Sen. Grassley (R-IA): To limit the provision of direct payments.
- Amendment #105 from Sen. Ernst (R-IA): POO against legislation that would cost 1,000,000 or more jobs.
- Amendment #106 from Sen. Ernst (R-IA): To stop enhanced unemployment benefits for millionaires.
- Amendment #162 from Sen. Risch (R-ID): POO against $15 minimum wage.
- Amendment #201 from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC): POO against using the ABC test for worker classification determination.
- Amendment #237 from Sen. Ernst (R-IA): To prevent federal contractors that are underperforming from receiving bonus payments.
- Amendment #254 from Sen. Lee (R-UT): This amendment would repeal Davis-Bacon.
- Amendment #301 from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC): To prohibit increase in the federal minimum wage during a national emergency.
- Amendment #332 from Sen. Young (R-IN): To promote license portability.
- Amendment #375 from Sen. Paul (R-KY): To eliminate use of “official time” by federal employees.
- Amendment #440 from Sen. Rounds (R-SD): POO against a provision that would change the federal minimum wage.
Commerce and Transportation
- Amendment #259 from Sen. Lee (R-UT): To repeal the Jones Act.
- Amendment #292 from Sen. Portman (R-OH): To provide for legislation encouraging states and municipalities to have more flexibility with federal transportation project requirements.
- Amendment #347 from Sen. Thune (R-SD): Preserving the open internet.
Energy/Environment
- Amendment #164 from Sen. Braun (R-IN): To end electric vehicle subsidies for the wealthy.
- Amendment #220 from Sen. Kennedy (R-LA): To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from using federal funds to eliminate oil and gas jobs.
- Amendment #221 from Sen. Marshall (R-KS): POO against job losses in oil and gas industry.
- Amendment #229 from Sen. Risch (R-ID): POO against revoking certain Interior and Energy Department permits.
- Amendment #293 from Sen. Moran (R-KS): To prohibit expanding the definition of waters of the U.S.
- Amendment #365 from Sen. Blunt (R-MO): To accelerate infrastructure permitting .
- Amendment #435 from Sen. Lankford (R-OK): To eliminate the renewable electricity production tax credit for wind facilities.
- Amendment #438 from Sen. Sasse (R-NE): POO against expanding the definition of waters of the U.S.
- Amendment #462 from Sen. Sullivan (R-AK): To halt energy-job-killing executive actions during a pandemic.
Education
- Amendment #481 from Sen. Cassidy (R-LA): POO against legislation that would cancel student debt for individuals earning more than $150,000.
Housing
- Amendment #328 from Sen. Young (R-IN): To discourage discriminatory land use policies.
Trade
- Amendment #242 from Sen. Lee (R-UT): POO against the President enacting new trade barriers without the authorization of Congress.
NTU urges all Senators to vote “NO” on the following amendments to S. Con. Res. 5, the fiscal year (FY) 2021 concurrent budget resolution, should the amendments receive consideration on the Senate floor.
Tax
- Amendment #206 from Sen. Hawley (R-MO): To eliminate tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.
Commerce
- Amendment #26 from Sen. Hagerty (R-TN): To remove liability protections for online platforms engaged in political censorship.
- Amendment #207 from Sen. Hawley (R-MO): To prevent mergers and acquisitions by big technology companies.
- Amendment #261 from Sen. Wicker (R-MS): To provide grants to restaurants and bars.
- Amendment #307 from Sen. Wicker (R-MS): To reform Section 230 protections for technology companies.
National Security
- Amendment #117 from Sen. Hoeven (R-ND): To provide for spending on a new nuclear-capable cruise missile.
- Amendment #123 from Sen. Hoeven (R-ND): To provide for spending on a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
- Amendment #125 from Sen. Hoeven (R-ND): To provide for spending on the modernization of America’s nuclear weapons.
- Amendment #188 from Sen. Cotton (R-AR): To provide for spending on the modernization of the nuclear triad.
- Amendment #467 from Sen. Sullivan (R-AK): To provide minimum funding for the armed forces.
- Amendment #471 from Sen. Sullivan (R-AK): To prevent legislation that would decrease the defense budget.
- Amendment #508 from Sen. Graham (R-SC): To provide for spending on the modernization of the armed forces.
- Amendment #510 from Sen. Graham (R-SC): To provide for “increased support” to the U.S. national security innovation base.
- Amendment #511 from Sen. Graham (R-SC): To provide for spending on the modernization of America’s nuclear force.
- Amendment #512 from Sen. Graham (R-SC): To provide for “adequate funding to counter Chinese aggression.”
- Amendment #521 from Sen. Lummis (R-WY): To provide for spending on the ground-based strategic deterrent (GBSD).
- Amendment #524 from Sen. Lummis (R-WY): To prevent legislation that would modify the nuclear triad.
Trade
- Amendment #393 from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): To provide for “Buy American” policies in the federal government.
Energy/Environment
- Amendment #486 from Sen. Boozman (R-AR): POO against reducing direct spending levels for agriculture programs.
- Amendment #487 from Sen. Boozman (R-AR): POO against legislation that would trigger sequestrations for certain agriculture programs.
- Amendment #488 from Sen. Boozman (R-AR): POO against direct spending reductions for certain agriculture programs.
If you have any questions, please contact Policy and Government Affairs Manager Andrew Lautz at alautz@ntu.org, Policy and Government Affairs Manager Thomas Aiello at thomas.aiello@ntu.org, or Policy and Government Affairs Associate Will Yepez at wyepez@ntu.org.