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
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
Mr. Hickenlooper submitted amendment numbered SA 1880 to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14. The purpose of this amendment is to protect Medicaid funding when folks are struggling the most.
What It Changes or Adds
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It adds a point of order in the Senate against considering any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts Medicaid funding during a recession, as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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It requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators chosen and sworn to waive or suspend this rule.
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It also requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators chosen and sworn to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on this point of order.
- 4/4/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors