[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2199-S2200]
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SA 1355. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the
congressional budget for the United States
[[Page S2200]]
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, insert the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
TERMINATE HEALTH CARE FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED
WITH BREAST CANCER THROUGH CUTS TO 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
make changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the
Social Security Act unless the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office certifies that such changes would not result in
lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased
affordability for patients diagnosed with breast cancer
receiving coverage through the Medicaid program.
(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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