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Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

S.Amdt. 1420

S.Amdt. 1420 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors

Changes H.Con.Res. 14 — Establishing 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

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

This amendment would add a point of order, which is a procedural rule used to object to a bill or motion, to the current resolution.

The rule would prevent the Senate from considering any legislation that increases the cost for States to care for Medicaid patients with certain conditions. These conditions include cancer, Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, diabetes, heart disease, or stroke. It also covers traumatic injuries from car accidents, farming accidents, or other accidental injuries that require emergency response and hospitalization. Additionally, the rule applies to legislation that results in less coverage or higher health care costs for patients with any of these conditions.

To move forward despite this rule, a three-fifths vote of the Senate members is required to waive or suspend it. This same three-fifths vote is also required to sustain an appeal of the ruling made by the Chair regarding this point of order.