[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4458]
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  SA 444. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1628, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD 
                   PRIVATIZE MEDICARE OR LIMIT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 
                   MEDICAID.

       (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) increase the eligibility age under the Medicare program 
     under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 
     et seq.);
       (2) privatize the Medicare program or turn the program into 
     a voucher system; or
       (3) decrease or cap Federal funding of State Medicaid 
     programs under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
     seq.), or alter such funding of such programs in such a 
     manner that would decrease the amount of Federal funding 
     available to States to elect to provide medical assistance to 
     low-income, non-elderly individuals under the eligibility 
     option established by the Affordable Care Act in section 
     1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII)).
       (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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