To create a point of order against legislation that would repeal health reforms that closed the prescription drug coverage gap under Medicare.

SA 13. Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Udall, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Casey, Mr. Leahy, Mr. King,
and Ms. Klobuchar) 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
REPEAL THE HEALTH REFORMS THAT CLOSED THE
PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE GAP UNDER MEDICARE.

(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
repeal health reform legislation that closed the coverage gap
in the Medicare prescription drug program under part D of
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101
et seq.).
(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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