S.Amdt. 1212

SA 1212. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST MEDICAID CUTS TO CHILDREN'S
HOSPITALS, HEALTH COVERAGE.

(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 makes
changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. et seq.), the Children's Health
Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1397aa et seq.), or Federal requirements for private health
insurance coverage unless the Congressional Budget Office
certifies that such changes would not result in lower
coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased affordability
for children receiving coverage through the Medicaid Program,
the Children's Health Insurance Program, or the private
insurance markets established under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act for the provision of lifesaving
medical services, including for pediatric patients with
cancer, complex birth defects, asthma, allergies, diabetes,
or epilepsy.
(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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