Text of Senate Amendment 5020

On 2026-04-22, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5020" in the Senate. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered taxes, the environment. It referenced legislation: S1980.

Text of Senate Amendment 5020

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1980] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5020. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT REDUCES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that reduces the number of health care providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______