S.Amdt. 341

SA 341. Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms.
Heitkamp, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Tester, and Mr. Merkley) 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 REDUCE
OR LIMIT FEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
OR HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS OR ALASKA
NATIVES.

(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--
(1) reduce or limit Federal payments to help cover the cost
of private health insurance with respect to private health
insurance purchased by American Indians or Alaska Natives; or
(2) reduce or limit Federal payments for spending under the
Medicaid program with respect to services provided by the
Indian Health Service, an Indian Health Program, an Urban
Indian Organization, or Indian tribes or other tribal
organizations, or with respect to services provided to
individuals who are American Indians or Alaska Natives.
(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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