CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

John Reed (D-RI)

To create a point of order against legislation that would reduce Medicare and Medicaid benefits for Americans.

S.Amdt. 172 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 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.

Last activity — Amendment SA 172 ruled out of order by the chair.

Ruled out of order

The presiding officer ruled that this amendment could not be offered here, so it was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Ruled out of order by the chair

What this amendment would do

Let's look out for the people who sent us to Washington and keep our elected officials accountable. Mr. Reed, along with Ms. Alsobrooks and Mr. Lujan, put forward an amendment, numbered SA 172, for the 2025 congressional budget resolution.

What the Amendment Aims to Do

This amendment wants to add a new rule to the Senate. Here is what it aims to change:

  • It sets up a point of order in the Senate against any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would reduce Medicare or Medicaid benefits for working-class and middle-income Americans.
  • It makes it so that this rule can only be waived or suspended by a three-fifths vote of the Senators chosen and sworn.
  • It also requires a three-fifths vote of the Senators chosen and sworn to sustain an appeal of the Chair's ruling on this point of order.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote to set aside an objection that the measure breaks a budget rule A senator objected that the measure spends or cuts more than the budget allows. Sixty votes set that objection aside; fewer, and the measure is stopped by the objection without a vote on what it would do. Blocked 49 yes · 51 no

    See who voted how →

    02/21/2025 · Roll call 75 · recorded as “On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Reed Amdt. No. 172)”