S.Amdt. 539Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)

To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving Medicaid based on successful and bipartisan State demonstration projects.

What it does: Adds SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING MEDICAID BASED ON SUCCESSFUL AND BIPARTISAN STATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS wherever appropriate
Submitted March 24, 2015

What it changes

1 change to S.Con.Res. 11

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  1. Adds SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING MEDICAID BASED ON SUCCESSFUL AND BIPARTISAN STATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS wherever appropriate

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    Inserted: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING MEDICAID BASED ON SUCCESSFUL AND BIPARTISAN STATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    Inserted: 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 for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to initiatives that would improve the Medicaid program and provide stable and predictable funding for long-term services and supports under the program, including initiatives that are based on successful and bipartisan State demonstration projects, by the amounts provided in such legislation for such purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.

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SA 539. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING MEDICAID BASED ON SUCCESSFUL AND BIPARTISAN STATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

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 for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to initiatives that would improve the Medicaid program and provide stable and predictable funding for long-term services and supports under the program, including initiatives that are based on successful and bipartisan State demonstration projects, by the amounts provided in such legislation for such purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.

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Proposed amendment SA 539 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2022)

March 27, 2015

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Proposed amendment SA 539 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2022)

March 27, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1961)

March 26, 2015

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 539 proposed by Senator Cassidy.(consideration: CR S1882-1883; text: CR S1882)

March 25, 2015

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Amendment SA 539 proposed by Senator Cassidy. (consideration: CR S1882-1883; text: CR S1882) To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving Medicaid based on successful and bipartisan State demonstration projects.

March 25, 2015

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Senate amendment submitted

March 24, 2015

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Senate amendment submitted

March 24, 2015