Amendment · S.Amdt. 307· Senate(119-SAMDT-307)

S.Amdt. 307

Age: 77 years

Oregon

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.

What this amendment would do

MR. WYDEN submitted amendment numbered SA 307 to set up a rule in the Senate regarding legislation that affects nursing homes.

The amendment creates a point of order in the Senate against considering any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that meets specific criteria.
It aims to stop legislation that would reduce Medicare or Medicaid payments for nurses or certified nursing assistants in long-term care facilities.
It also aims to stop legislation that would modify existing requirements related to the number of nurses or certified nursing assistants in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities.
To get around this rule and pass such legislation anyway, the Senate would need an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. That same three-fifths vote is required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair.