S.Amdt. 308

Mr. Wyden submitted amendment SA 308 to the 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.

The purpose of this amendment is to add a point of order against reconciliation legislation that includes any cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, or Social Security.

Specifically, the amendment aims to add a rule making it out of order in the Senate to consider reconciliation bills, resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports that do any of the following:

• Reduces the life of the Medicare program or cuts benefits for current or future beneficiaries.

• Reduces or eliminates Federal Medicaid funding available to States or imposes additional barriers to Medicaid coverage.

• Limits access to insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace through changes to eligibility criteria or reductions to premium tax credits.

• Restricts eligibility for, or reduces the amount of, Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits, Disability Insurance benefits, or Supplemental Security Insurance benefits.

Additionally, the amendment sets rules for this point of order, stating it may only be waived or suspended in the Senate by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members is also required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on this point of order.