[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1829]
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  SA 601. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD 
                   PRIVATIZE MEDICARE, CUT GUARANTEED BENEFITS, 
                   INCREASE OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING, OR TURN 
                   MEDICARE INTO A PREMIUM SUPPORT PLAN.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, 
     amendment between the Houses, or conference report that 
     would--
       (1) privatize or change the Medicare program under title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) 
     into a system that provides a payment either to pay for or 
     offset private plan premiums or the traditional fee-for-
     service Medicare program;
       (2) result in a reduction of guaranteed benefits for 
     individuals entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under the 
     Medicare program; or
       (3) increase out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs 
     or preventive services under the Medicare program.
       (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or 
     suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
     fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 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 
     subsection (a).
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