U.S. Senate · February 21, 2025
Roll call 75 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 172 — To create a point of order against legislation that would reduce Medicare and Medicaid benefits for Americans.
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
49 yes 51 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-172 — To create a point of order against legislation that would reduce Medicare and Medicaid benefits for Americans.
What This Is All About Let's look out for the people who sent us to Washington and keep our elected officials accountable. Mr. Reed, along with Ms. Alsobrooks and Mr. Lujan, put forward an amendment, numbered SA 172, for the 2025 congressional budget resolution. What the Amendment Aims to Do This amendment wants to add a new rule to the Senate. Here is what it aims to change: It sets up a point of order in the Senate against any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would reduce Medicare or Medicaid benefits for working-class and middle-income Americans.
