[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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