[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 64. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Udall, 
Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Tester, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Donnelly, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Warner, 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 
                   FINANCIALLY HARM RURAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH 
                   CARE PROVIDERS BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
                   IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE.

       (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 if the 
     Congressional Budget Office has determined that it would--
       (1) cause an increase in the rate of uninsured individuals 
     and families in rural communities by an amount sufficient to 
     substantially weaken the financial viability of rural 
     hospitals (including small hospitals), clinics (including 
     community health centers), or other health care providers; or
       (2) reduce Federal funds upon which rural hospitals and 
     community health centers rely.
       (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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