[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1170]
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  SA 280. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:

     SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD 
                   DECREASE ACCESS TO CARE FOR RURAL AMERICANS 
                   THROUGH CHANGES TO MEDICAID OR CHIP.

       (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 
     make changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the 
     Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et. Seq.) unless the Congressional 
     Budget Office certifies that such changes would not result in 
     lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased 
     affordability for individuals residing in rural communities 
     receiving coverage through the Medicaid program or the 
     Children's Health Insurance Program and that the bill, joint 
     resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, 
     or conference report would not increase the likelihood of the 
     closure of rural hospitals, clinics, or other healthcare 
     facilities serving rural communities.
       (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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