U.S. Senate · April 22, 2026
Roll call 91 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 4897 — To create a point of order against reconciliation legislation fails to address the practice of insurance companies stepping between patients and their doctors to delay or deny access to care.
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 49 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-4897 — To create a point of order against reconciliation legislation fails to address the practice of insurance companies stepping between patients and their doctors to delay or deny access to care.
SA 4897, proposed by Mr. Ossoff, aims to add a new section to title IV of S. Con. Res. 33. The purpose of this amendment is to create a point of order in the Senate. This means it would stop the consideration of certain bills, joint resolutions, amendments, or conference reports if they do not hold health insurance companies accountable for improperly delaying or denying medically necessary health care.
