S.Amdt. 1734

SA 1734. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
STRENGTHENING MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE
AMERICANS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE BARRING THE
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY (DOGE) FROM
REALLOCATING, DELAYING, OR REPURPOSING FUNDS
AUTHORIZED FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE COVERAGE.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
Medicaid, which may include barring the Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE) from reallocating, delaying, or
repurposing funds authorized for providing healthcare
coverage, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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