S.Amdt. 66

SA 66. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms.
Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018
through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTTING LONG-TERM SERVICES
AND SUPPORTS FOR SENIORS.

(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 long term services and supports for seniors, including
nursing home care and home and community-based care, under
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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