[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 238 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 238

To provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates 
or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their 
choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in 
  private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans 
              enrolled in government-managed health care.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 4, 2009

 Mr. DeMint submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
               the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates 
or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their 
choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in 
  private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans 
              enrolled in government-managed health care.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. POINT OF ORDER ON LEGISLATION THAT ELIMINATES OR REDUCES THE 
              ABILITY OF AMERICANS TO KEEP THEIR HEALTH PLAN OR THEIR 
              CHOICE OF DOCTOR.

    (a) In General.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order, to 
consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
report that--
            (1) eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep 
        their health plan;
            (2) eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep 
        their choice of doctor; or
            (3) decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private 
        health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans 
        enrolled in government-managed health care.
    (b) Suspension of Point of Order.--A point of order raised under 
subsection (a) shall be suspended in the Senate upon certification by 
the Congressional Budget Office that such bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, motion or conference report does not--
            (1) eliminate or reduce the ability of Americans to keep 
        their health plan;
            (2) eliminate or reduce the ability of Americans to keep 
        their choice of doctor; or
            (3) decrease the number of Americans enrolled in private 
        health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans 
        enrolled in government-managed health care.
    (c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended only by an 
affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, dully chosen and 
sworn.
    (d) Appeals.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of 
the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an 
appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this 
section.
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