[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S213]
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  SA 68. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Carper) 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 
                   ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS 
                   PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS UNDER 
                   THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

       (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 
     eliminate or reduce the consumer protections provided by the 
     Patient's Bill of Rights under the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), including the ban 
     on health plans discriminating against adults and children 
     with pre-existing conditions, dropping coverage, limiting 
     coverage under a health plan, limiting choice of doctors, or 
     restricting emergency room care; the guarantee of an health 
     plan enrollee's right to appeal; coverage of young adults 
     under their parents' health plans; and coverage under a 
     health plan of preventive care with no cost.
       (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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