[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1963]
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  SA 4897. Mr. OSSOFF 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:

     SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION 
                   THAT FAILS TO PREVENT THE IMPROPER DENIAL OR 
                   DELAY OF MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE BY 
                   INSURANCE COMPANIES.

       (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 fails to hold health insurance 
     companies accountable for improperly denying or delaying 
     medically necessary health care, including cancer treatment, 
     organ transplantation, and mental health care for children.
       (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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