5 Things to Know:

1. Senate members filed 1,058 amendments, 42 fewer than in FY 2025 and 9 more than in FY 2024.
2. The fiscal impact of all amendments is at least $2.09 billion.*
3. About 59% (624) of the amendments are earmarks.
4. Approximately 41% (434) of the amendments are outside policy sections, support programmatic funding increases, or introduce new line-item language.
5. Between FY 2023 – FY 2025, an average of $88 million in additional spending was added during Senate Debate.