[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1645. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
Alsobrooks, and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, 
establishing 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, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO HEALTHCARE 
                   COVERAGE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE LEGISLATION 
                   PROHIBITING REDUCTION IN ENROLLMENT OR BENEFITS 
                   FOR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN MEDICAID.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to access 
     to health care, which may include legislation to prevent 
     reductions in enrollment or benefits for individuals enrolled 
     in Medicaid, including seniors, children, families, 
     individuals with disabilities, veterans, or military 
     families, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 
     those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 
     increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal 
     years 2025 through 2034.
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