CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

S.Amdt. 850

S.Amdt. 850 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no 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.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

Ms. Rosen submitted amendment SA 850 to the concurrent resolution for the 2025 budget.

What It Aims to Change

This amendment adds a new rule to the budget bill. Common sense tells us that keeping medicine affordable is a big deal, and this rule is designed to protect folks from paying more for their healthcare.

Here is what the amendment adds:

  • It creates a point of order in the Senate against any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would make prescription drugs more expensive.

  • It specifically protects people from facing higher costs for $35 insulin.

  • It stops actions that would increase out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries.

  • It prevents increases in drug costs for patients on Medicaid, those with private health insurance, folks on TRICARE, and people who are uninsured.

To bypass this protective rule and pass legislation that raises these drug costs, the Senate would need a three-fifths affirmative vote of the members chosen and sworn. It also takes that same three-fifths vote to overturn a ruling by the Chair on this matter.