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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1322· Senate(119-SAMDT-1322)

S.Amdt. 1322

Rep. Reed
Age: 77 years
Rhode Island
Introduced
4/3/2025
Sponsored by
John Reed
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-HCONRES-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.
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

As an analyst keeping an eye out for the people, let's look at what Mr. Reed's amendment, SA 1322, actually does. The text proposes adding a new section to the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.

  • The amendment aims to create a point of order in the Senate against considering any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would reduce Medicare or Medicaid benefits for working-class and middle-income Americans.

  • To get around this rule and pass legislation that cuts these benefits, the amendment requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, to waive or suspend it. It also takes that same three-fifths vote to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair.