Proposed Senate Amendment in the United States

Proposed Senate Amendment

Legislative Definition of Proposed Senate Amendment

This Congressional concept is provided by the United States Congress website as a a basic reference document: A Senate amendment is proposed or offered when a Senator has been recognized by the presiding officer, sends his/her amendment to the desk (or identifies an amendment already at the desk), and the amendment is read by the clerk. The amendment becomes pending before the Senate, and remains pending until disposed of by the Senate. Occasionally the term “called up” is used in lieu of “proposed” or “offered.”

More about the legislative meaning of Proposed Senate Amendment

Both proposed and submitted amendments are numbered and printed in the Congressional Record.