S.Amdt. 1385

SA 1385. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1116 proposed by Mr. Enzi to the concurrent resolution H.
Con. Res. 71, establishing the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

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SEC. 41__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT
TAXES FOR THE RICH WITHOUT GUARANTEEING
AFFORDABLE COVERAGE, BENEFITS, AND ACCESS UNDER
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR KIDS.

(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
cut taxes for the rich without guaranteeing affordable
coverage, benefits, and access for children under the
Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the program under title XXI of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa 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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