U.S. Senate · February 20, 2025
Roll call 74 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 276 — To create a point of order against legislation that would take away health care from seniors, including those receiving care in nursing homes, through cuts to the Medicaid program.
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
48 yes 52 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-276 — To create a point of order against legislation that would take away health care from seniors, including those receiving care in nursing homes, through cuts to the Medicaid program.
What This Is All About Ms. Baldwin submitted this amendment to keep our elected officials accountable when it comes to the health care of our seniors. Simply put, it sets up a roadblock in the Senate against any future legislation that tries to cut the Medicaid program and take health care away from older Americans, including those living in nursing homes or getting care in their own homes. What It Changes in the Bill Adds a new point of order to the Senate rules.
