DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 201· Senate(119-SAMDT-201)

S.Amdt. 201

Rep. Coons
Age: 63 years
Delaware
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Christopher Coons
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. Coons submitted this amendment to the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

  • The purpose of the amendment is to add a point of order against increasing out-of-pocket health care costs for Americans.

  • It aims to make it out of order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would increase out-of-pocket health care costs for Americans.

  • It states that this point of order may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

  • It also requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.