[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 19. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed, 
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. 
Hassan, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; as follows:

       At the end of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BREAK 
                   DONALD TRUMP'S PROMISE NOT TO CUT SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY, MEDICARE, OR MEDICAID.

       (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) result in a reduction of guaranteed benefits scheduled 
     under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.);
       (2) increase either the early or full retirement age for 
     the benefits described in paragraph (1);
       (3) privatize Social Security;
       (4) result in a reduction of guaranteed benefits for 
     individuals entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under the 
     Medicare program under title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395 et seq.); or
       (5) result in a reduction of benefits or eligibility for 
     individuals enrolled in, or eligible to receive medical 
     assistance through, a State Medicaid plan or waiver under 
     title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
       (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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