[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S218]
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  SA 98. Mr. MURPHY 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 FAILS TO 
                   ENSURE THE SAME PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS THAT 
                   CONSUMERS HAVE TODAY.

       (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 
     fail to ensure that consumers have the same patient bill of 
     rights as they have on the date of such consideration. Such 
     patient bill of rights includes the rights of consumers under 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (111-148) to--
       (1) appeal health plan decisions;
       (2) maintain health coverage without fear of an arbitrary 
     rescission by their insurance company;
       (3) choose a doctor;
       (4) fair treatment of emergency care;
       (5) health insurance coverage without annual or lifetime 
     limits on essential health benefits; and
       (6) enhanced access to preventive services.
       (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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