5 Things to Know
- Senate members filed 1,158 amendments, 100 more than in FY 2026 and 58 more than in FY 2025.
- The fiscal impact of all amendments is at least $1.47 billion.*
- About 59% (687) of the amendments are earmarks.
- Approximately 41% (478) of the amendments are outside policy sections, support programmatic funding increases, or introduce new line-item language.
- Between FY 2024 – FY 2026, an average of $84.3 million in additional spending was added during Senate Debate.
