[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2258]
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  SA 1727. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
Duckworth, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Reed) 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 ACCESS TO 
                   HEALTH CARE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE LEGISLATION 
                   PREVENTING REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING FOR MEDICAID 
                   THAT COULD LEAD TO BENEFIT CUTS, COVERAGE LOSS, 
                   OR SLASHED PROVIDER PAYMENTS.

       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 preventing 
     reductions in funding for Medicaid that could lead to benefit 
     cuts, coverage loss, or slashed provider payments, 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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