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Raphael Warnock (D-GA)

To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to access to health care, which may include legislation preventing reductions in funding for Medicaid that could lead to benefit cuts, coverage loss, or slashed provider payments.

S.Amdt. 2177 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Democratic amendment with 16 Democratic cosponsors · See all 16 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 2177 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 188.

Failed

48 yes 51 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, proposed by Mr. Warnock and several other senators, sets up a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to access to health care.

The purpose of this fund is to allow for legislation that prevents reductions in funding for Medicaid. Specifically, this could include legislation preventing funding cuts that might lead to benefit cuts, coverage loss, or slashed provider payments.

To make this happen, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate is allowed to revise certain allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution, as well as make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger. These changes can be made for bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports that deal with access to health care and Medicaid funding protections.

  • The legislation must be deficit-neutral.
  • It must not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.

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 48 yes · 51 no

    See who voted how →

    04/05/2025 · Roll call 188 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2177 to S.Amdt. 1717 to H.Con.Res. 14 (No short title on file)”