S.Amdt. 280

SA 280. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her 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. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE ACCESS TO CARE FOR RURAL AMERICANS
THROUGH CHANGES TO MEDICAID OR CHIP.

(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
make changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the
Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et. Seq.) unless the Congressional
Budget Office certifies that such changes would not result in
lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased
affordability for individuals residing in rural communities
receiving coverage through the Medicaid program or the
Children's Health Insurance Program and that the bill, joint
resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses,
or conference report would not increase the likelihood of the
closure of rural hospitals, clinics, or other healthcare
facilities serving rural communities.
(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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