S.Amdt. 322

SA 322. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 1628, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2017; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE MEDICAID OR CHIP ENROLLMENT OF
CHILDREN.

(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, as
determined by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office, would result in a decrease in the number of children
enrolled in Medicaid under title XIX of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the Children's Health
Insurance 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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