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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1102· Senate(119-SAMDT-1102)

S.Amdt. 1102

Rep. Padilla
Age: 53 years
California
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Alex Padilla
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-SCONRES-7 — An original concurrent resolution 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.
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

Mr. Padilla submitted SA 1102, which is an amendment meant to be added to the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2025 through 2034. As folks we voted into office make decisions about our budget, we need to know what they are trying to protect. This amendment is all about holding our elected officials accountable when it comes to healthcare, specifically making it harder for them to cut mental health services.

What The Amendment Changes

The amendment adds a new point of order to the budget rules in the Senate. Here is what that means in plain English:

  • It makes it out of order in the Senate to consider certain budget bills, joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports if they would result in cuts or limitations to Medicaid coverage or services for mental health care.
  • To bypass this rule and allow those cuts anyway, it would take a three-fifths vote of the Senators chosen and sworn to waive or suspend it.
  • It also takes a three-fifths vote of the Senators chosen and sworn to win an appeal against the Chair's ruling on this point of order.