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Ron Wyden (D-OR)

To strike section 2001(b)(4) relating to reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives to cut $880,000,000,000 from Medicaid.

S.Amdt. 1989 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 17 cosponsors

Changes S.Amdt. 1717, an amendment to 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.

Last activity — Amendment SA 1989 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 189.

Failed

49 yes 50 no

The Senate voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

This amendment, numbered SA 1989 and proposed by Mr. Wyden along with several other senators, is quite simple in what it actually does to the paperwork.

The sole purpose and action of this amendment is to strike section 2001(b)(4) from the existing proposal.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Failed 49 yes · 50 no

    See who voted how →

    04/05/2025 · Roll call 189 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1989 to S.Amdt. 1717 to H.Con.Res. 14 (No short title on file)”