[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S217]
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SA 92. Ms. STABENOW 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4__. POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN LEGISLATION
RELATING TO MEDICARE.
(a) Cost Estimate.--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
make changes to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act unless a cost estimate of the
Congressional Budget Office is made available to the Senate
prior to consideration of such legislation that includes the
estimated effect of such legislation on both current and
future Medicare beneficiary out-of-pocket expenses, including
premiums and cost-sharing, over the next 30 years.
(b) Beneficiary Out-of-pocket Expenses.--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 increase Medicare beneficiary
out-of-pocket expenses under the Medicare program, including
premiums and cost-sharing, as determined by the Congressional
Budget Office in the cost estimate described in subsection
(a) with respect to such legislation.
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