S.Amdt. 1312

Mr. Merkley submitted this amendment, numbered SA 1312, to the concurrent resolution 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.

Purpose and Changes

The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting access to Medicaid.

It aims to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger.

This applies to legislation relating to access to health care, specifically including legislation that ensures the preservation of the 90 percent Federal medical assistance percentage for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicaid through the expansion of Medicaid in the Affordable Care Act.

To make these changes, the provided text requires that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.