S.Amdt. 1546

SA 1546. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Menendez, Ms. Duckworth, and Ms. Hirono) 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:

SEC. 41__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF MEDICAL BANKRUPTCY
FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES, INCLUDING LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEDICAID.

(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
increase the likelihood of medical bankruptcy for families in
the United States, including any such bill, joint resolution,
motion, amendment, or conference report that would result in
decreased Federal funding for the Medicaid program under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 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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