CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

John Cornyn (R-TX)

To reduce the FMAP for the Medicaid expansion to 80 percent in expansion States that provide State-funded coverage to aliens who are not qualified aliens and who are have been charged with or convicted of certain acts.

S.Amdt. 2705 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S.Amdt. 2360, an amendment to H.R. 1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Last activity — Amendment SA 2705 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

This amendment aims to change how the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) is handled for certain states. It proposes to amend section 1905 of the Social Security Act to reduce the rate to 80 percent for "specified States" beginning on or after October 1, 2027.

Specified States

A state is considered a "specified State" if it does either of the following during a quarter:

  • Provides any financial assistance from a State general fund, in whole or in part, for an alien who is not a qualified alien and has been charged with or convicted of specific acts, to buy health insurance coverage.
  • Provides any comprehensive health benefits coverage to any such alien, regardless of the funding source, unless Federal law requires that coverage.

Acts Described

The specific acts that would trigger this status for a state include:

  • Sex offenses.
  • Severe forms of trafficking in persons.
  • Crimes of domestic violence.
  • Crimes of child abuse and neglect.
  • Murder, manslaughter, or attempts to commit murder or manslaughter.
  • Crimes involving the receipt, distribution, or possession of visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Other Changes

The amendment also changes certain time references in the Social Security Act from "year" to "quarter" or "calendar quarter." Additionally, it repeals section 71110 of the Act.

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 56 yes · 44 no

    See who voted how →

    06/30/2025 · Roll call 342 · recorded as “On the Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2705)”