[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1174]
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SA 308. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT INCLUDES ANY CUTS TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID,
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, OR SOCIAL SECURITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any reconciliation bill, resolution, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, motion, or conference report
pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 that--
(1) reduces the life of the Medicare program or cuts
benefits for current or future beneficiaries;
(2) reduces or eliminates Federal Medicaid funding
available to States or imposes additional barriers to
Medicaid coverage;
(3) limits access to insurance through the Affordable Care
Act Marketplace through changes to eligibility criteria or
reductions to premium tax credits; or
(4) restricts eligibility for, or reduces the amount of,
Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits,
Disability Insurance benefits, or Supplemental Security
Income benefits.
(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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