Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

S.Amdt. 1561

S.Amdt. 1561 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no 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 rule used to object to a specific action, to the concurrent resolution.

The amendment would 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 lead to the following:

  • Positioning States to reduce Medicaid eligibility.
  • Limiting coverage of certain services.
  • Reducing provider payment rates.

The rules established in this amendment can only be waived or suspended by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate.

An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate would also be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair regarding this point of order.