S.Amdt. 118

SA 118. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Carper, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Hirono) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by her 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 WEAKENING OR ELIMINATING THE
SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE CREDIT AND
ENSURING THAT INSURERS DO NOT DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST SMALL GROUPS.

(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--
(1) weakens or eliminates the tax credit to help small
businesses purchase health insurance under section 45R of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(2) inhibits the ability of entrepreneurs to purchase
affordable health coverage through the individual
marketplace; or
(3) employs discriminatory rating rules that prohibit small
businesses from providing affordable, comprehensive benefits
to their employees.
(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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