S.Amdt. 1357

SA 1357. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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, insert the following:

SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
TERMINATE HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICANS WITH
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER DURING THE ONGOING
FENTANYL CRISIS THROUGH CUTS TO THE MEDICAID
PROGRAM.

(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
decrease access to substance use disorder treatment by making
changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) that would result in
lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased
affordability for individuals with substance use disorder.
(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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