S.Amdt. 444

SA 444. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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
PRIVATIZE MEDICARE OR LIMIT 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--
(1) increase the eligibility age under the Medicare program
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395
et seq.);
(2) privatize the Medicare program or turn the program into
a voucher system; or
(3) decrease or cap Federal funding of State Medicaid
programs under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.), or alter such funding of such programs in such a
manner that would decrease the amount of Federal funding
available to States to elect to provide medical assistance to
low-income, non-elderly individuals under the eligibility
option established by the Affordable Care Act in section
1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII)).
(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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