S.Amdt. 10

SA 10. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2018 through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
AFFECT MEDICAID ENROLLMENT, BENEFITS, OR STATE
SPENDING.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
affect the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) unless such legislation
receives certification from the Congressional Budget Office
and the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services that the legislation would not result in--
(1) a decrease in enrollment in such program;
(2) a reduction in the benefits offered under such program,
including benefits offered by States as optional additional
services; or
(3) an increase in State spending under such program.
(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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