To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to saving Medicare.
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SAVING MEDICARE wherever appropriate
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 11
Adds SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SAVING MEDICARE wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SAVING MEDICARE.
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 extending the life of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which may include the creation of a point of order against legislation that accelerates the insolvency of such Trust Fund, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 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 796. Mr. HATCH 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; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SAVING MEDICARE.
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 extending the life of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which may include the creation of a point of order against legislation that accelerates the insolvency of such Trust Fund, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 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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Senate amendment submitted
March 25, 2015
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Senate amendment submitted
March 25, 2015
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 796 proposed by Senator Hatch.(consideration: CR S1853-1856, S1870; text: CR S1853)
March 25, 2015
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 796 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
March 25, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
March 25, 2015
Amendment SA 796 proposed by Senator Hatch. (consideration: CR S1853-1856, S1870; text: CR S1853) To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to saving Medicare.
March 25, 2015
Amendment SA 796 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
March 25, 2015