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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 1929· Senate(119-SAMDT-1929)

S.Amdt. 1929

Rep. Shaheen
Age: 79 years
New Hampshire
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Jeanne Shaheen
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

This amendment, submitted by Mrs. Shaheen, aims to add a new rule in the Senate to hold our officials accountable when it comes to healthcare and diabetes care. In plain terms, it creates a "point of order" rule. This means any Senator can raise an objection to stop a bill or measure from moving forward if the Congressional Budget Office finds that the legislation does certain harmful things.

Here is what the amendment aims to prevent:

  • It stops legislation that would reduce the number of people getting access to covered insulin products.

  • It stops legislation that would increase the rate of uninsured individuals living with diabetes.

  • It stops legislation that would reduce Federal funding that hospitals, community health centers, and other health providers rely on to treat diabetes.

If a bill triggers this rule, it can only move forward if three-fifths of the Senators vote to waive the rule, and it takes that same three-fifths vote to override a ruling by the Chair.