5 Things to Know About the FY 2025 Senate Amendments

1. Senate members filed 1,100 amendments, 51 more than in FY 2024 and 78 fewer than in FY 2023.

2. The fiscal impact of all amendments is $2.9 billion.

3. An estimated 58% (636) of the amendments are earmarks. 

4. Approximately 42% (464) of the amendments are outside policy sections, support programmatic funding increases, or introduce new line-item language. 

5. Between FY 2022 – FY 2024, an average of $80 million in additional spending was added during Senate Debate.