S.Amdt. 98

SA 98. Mr. MURPHY 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 FAILS TO
ENSURE THE SAME PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS THAT
CONSUMERS HAVE TODAY.

(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
fail to ensure that consumers have the same patient bill of
rights as they have on the date of such consideration. Such
patient bill of rights includes the rights of consumers under
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (111-148) to--
(1) appeal health plan decisions;
(2) maintain health coverage without fear of an arbitrary
rescission by their insurance company;
(3) choose a doctor;
(4) fair treatment of emergency care;
(5) health insurance coverage without annual or lifetime
limits on essential health benefits; and
(6) enhanced access to preventive services.
(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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