S.Amdt. 131

SA 131. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van
Hollen, Ms. Warren, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Reed) 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 REDUCES THE
LIFE OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR CURRENT AND
FUTURE BENEFICIARIES.

(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
reduces the life of the Medicare program for current and
future beneficiaries by including a provision that reduces
revenue to the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance Trust
Fund.
(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).

SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT CUTS
FUNDING TO STATES AVAILABLE UNDER CURRENT LAW
TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, AFFORDABLE HEALTH
CARE TO LOW-INCOME AMERICANS.

(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 cuts
funding to States available under current law to provide
comprehensive, affordable health care to low-income
Americans, including those struggling with opioid addiction
and mental health conditions and those in need of nursing
home care, by repealing the Medicaid expansion or otherwise
reducing Federal financial assistance to States available
under the Medicaid 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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