S.Amdt. 68

SA 68. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Carper) 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 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS UNDER
THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

(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
eliminate or reduce the consumer protections provided by the
Patient's Bill of Rights under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), including the ban
on health plans discriminating against adults and children
with pre-existing conditions, dropping coverage, limiting
coverage under a health plan, limiting choice of doctors, or
restricting emergency room care; the guarantee of an health
plan enrollee's right to appeal; coverage of young adults
under their parents' health plans; and coverage under a
health plan of preventive care with no cost.
(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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