U.S. Senate · June 30, 2025
Roll call 342 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 2705 — 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.
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
The Senate said no · recorded as “Motion Rejected”
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-2705 — 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.
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.
