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Text of Senate Amendment 5184

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5184" in the Senate. The speech addressed healthcare. It referenced legislation: S2002.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5184

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2002] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5184. Mr. KAINE 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 appropriate place in title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. DON'T MAKE AMERICA SICK AGAIN. (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 would make America sick again, as described in subsection (b). (b) Legislation Described.--For purposes of subsection (a), a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would make America sick again means a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that the Congressional Budget Office determines would-- (1) reduce the number of Americans enrolled in public or private health insurance coverage, as determined based on the latest updated baseline budget projections by the Congressional Budget Office; (2) increase health insurance premiums or total out-of- pocket health care costs for Americans with private health insurance; or (3) reduce the scope and scale of benefits covered by private health insurance, as compared to the benefits Americans would have received pursuant to the requirements under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 130) and the amendments made by that title. (c) 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). ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5184 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2002] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5184. Mr. KAINE 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 appropriate place in title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. DON'T MAKE AMERICA SICK AGAIN. (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 would make America sick again, as described in subsection (b). (b) Legislation Described.--For purposes of subsection (a), a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would make America sick again means a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that the Congressional Budget Office determines would-- (1) reduce the number of Americans enrolled in public or private health insurance coverage, as determined based on the latest updated baseline budget projections by the Congressional Budget Office; (2) increase health insurance premiums or total out-of- pocket health care costs for Americans with private health insurance; or (3) reduce the scope and scale of benefits covered by private health insurance, as compared to the benefits Americans would have received pursuant to the requirements under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 130) and the amendments made by that title. (c) 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). ______