[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 61. Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, and Mr. King) 
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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MAKE 
                   PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS 
                   SICK AGAIN.

       (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) limit, reduce, or eliminate access to care for anyone 
     with a pre-existing condition, such as a disability or 
     chronic condition, as provided under section 2704 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-3), as amended by 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
     111-148);
       (2) place a lifetime or annual cap on health insurance 
     coverage for an individual with a disability or a chronic 
     condition, as provided under section 2711 of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-11), as amended by the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; or
       (3) allow a health plan or a provider to discriminate on 
     the basis of an applicant's physical health, mental health, 
     or disability status to increase the cost of care, provide 
     for fewer benefits, or in any way decrease access to health 
     care as afforded under title I of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act.
       (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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