The phrase "an amendment against" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a proposed change or addition to a legal document or policy that opposes or seeks to limit something.
Example: "The senator introduced an amendment against the proposed tax increase, arguing it would burden the middle class."
Alternatives: "a proposal opposing" or "a modification against".
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's Democratic opponents said at the debate on Tuesday night that she had voted for an amendment against Iran that would ultimately embolden President Bush to one day take military action against that nation.
The Lords also overturned government objections to electronic balloting, which would make a threshold of a 50% turnout in strike ballots far easier: note that Labour and the unions did not put down an amendment against the 50% threshold itself, choosing compromise as the likelier victory.
On Monday, the Senate passed an amendment against Kaspersky Lab pushed forward by New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.
The government is legislating for a decarbonisation target, the energy and climate change secretary said, as a Tory MP tabled an amendment against the coalition's energy bill.
But if the deal can be delayed until next summer -- which U.S. officials now admit is the case -- it's very likely that we can get a Congressional vote first, because the House typically considers the National Defense Authorization Act in the late Spring, and that's the perfect venue for an amendment against keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
"Between the Lines," the orgy of self-absorption now on display at Luna Stage, makes a good argument for a constitutional amendment against the writing of any more plays about actors, acting or backstage back-stabbing.
Fearing the court's decision, the Family Research council has launched a ballot initiative for a Constitutional Amendment against Gay Marriage in California.
A quote from Sen. John Hoeven was removed because he was referring to an amendment to the Violence Against Women Act instead of the Voting Rights Act.
The State Supreme Court has unanimously reinstated a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage that a lower court judge struck down.
When Michele spoke at a State Senate hearing in 2006 about her desire for a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage, Helen showed up, along with several relatives who supported her.
We need a constitutional amendment against gay marriage to protect our own".
