[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S120]
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  SA 20. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Cardin, and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her 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 
                   PRIVATIZE MEDICARE OR LIMIT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 
                   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) privatize the Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or turn the 
     program into a voucher system;
       (2) increase the eligibility age under the Medicare 
     program; or
       (3) block grant the Medicaid program under title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), impose per 
     capita spending caps on State Medicaid programs, or decrease 
     coverage under such program from current levels.
       (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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