U.S. Senate · April 23, 2026
Roll call 97 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 4794 — To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to extending the prohibition on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
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
50 yes 48 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-4794 — To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to extending the prohibition on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
SA 4794, proposed by Mr. Hawley, aims to add a section to S. Con. Res. 33 regarding a deficit-neutral reserve fund. The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to: Revise allocations of committees, aggregates, and other levels in the resolution. Make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger. These changes would apply to legislation, such as bills or amendments, that relates to extending the prohibition on Federal payments to abortion providers under the Medicaid program.
