[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 500. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Nelson, 
Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Brown, Mr. Carper, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
Ms. Stabenow) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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. __. STRIKING PROVISIONS THAT INCREASE HEALTH 
                   DISPARITIES.

       Any provision of this Act that would increase health 
     disparities among certain populations, including disparities 
     on the basis of race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, 
     gender, religion, disability status, geographic location, and 
     sexual identity and orientation shall be null and void and of 
     no effect.
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