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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 623· Senate(119-SAMDT-623)

S.Amdt. 623

Rep. Merkley
Age: 70 years
Oregon
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Jeff Merkley
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. Merkley submitted SA 623, which is an amendment intended to be proposed to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7 for the fiscal years 2025 through 2034.

Common sense tells us we need to keep our elected officials accountable when it comes to healthcare programs we rely on. This amendment adds a new point of order to the Senate rules.

Main Purpose

  • 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 reduce Medicaid spending or result in the disenrollment of beneficiaries from the Medicaid program.

  • To bypass this rule, the amendment requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn to waive or suspend it.

  • It also requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised against cutting Medicaid.