A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S.Con.Res. 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.
Offered
Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
Ms. Rosen submitted SA 1216 to the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2025 through 2034.
Purpose and Changes
The main purpose of this amendment is to hold our officials accountable by creating a new point of order in the Senate. This rule is designed to stop any bill, resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would increase the cost of prescription drugs.
Specifically, it aims to protect everyday people by targeting actions that would:
- Repeal the $35 insulin cap for Medicare beneficiaries.
- Increase out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
- Increase drug costs for Medicaid patients.
- Increase drug costs for patients with private health insurance.
- Increase drug costs for patients covered by TRICARE.
- Increase drug costs for uninsured patients.
If someone tries to push a measure that breaks this rule, it takes a three-fifths vote of the Senate to waive or suspend the rule, or to sustain an appeal of the Chair's ruling.
- 2/21/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors