Amendment · S.Amdt. 4897· Senate(119-SAMDT-4897)
To create a point of order against reconciliation legislation fails to address the practice of insurance companies stepping between patients and their doctors to delay or deny access to care.
- Introduced
- 4/22/2026
- Last activity
- 4/22/2026 — Amendment SA 4897 ruled out of order by the chair.
- Sponsored by
- Jon Ossoff
- Cosponsors
- None
- Changes bill
- 119-SCONRES-33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
- Introduced
- Ruled out of order by the chair
What this amendment would do
SA 4897, proposed by Mr. Ossoff, aims to add a new section to title IV of S. Con. Res. 33.
The purpose of this amendment is to create a point of order in the Senate. This means it would stop the consideration of certain bills, joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports if they do not hold health insurance companies accountable for improperly delaying or denying medically necessary health care.
Examples of the care mentioned include:
- Cancer treatment
- Organ transplantation
- Mental health care for children
To waive this rule or sustain an appeal of the Chair's ruling, an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate is required.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.
None of them settled the amendment — every vote so far has been about whether to keep going.
- 4/22/2026
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 4897, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 91.
- Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4897 proposed by Senator Ossoff.
- Amendment SA 4897 proposed by Senator Ossoff. (consideration: CR S1907-1908)
- Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4897.
- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 4897, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 91.
- Amendment SA 4897 ruled out of order by the chair.
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors