[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1949-S1950]
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SA 4799. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Kim, and Mr.
Lujan) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res.
33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
[[Page S1950]]
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT DOES NOT LOWER OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH CARE
COSTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that does not lower out-of-pocket health
care costs.
(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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