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Amendments · SAMDT 4794
FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS· SENATE
Senate AmendmentSAMDT 4794
To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to extending the prohibition on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
PROPOSED APR 23· LAST ACTION APR 23
- Amendment, not the bill
- Effect depends on parent bill
DISPOSITION
FAILED
APR 23
“Amendment SA 4794 ruled out of order by the chair.”
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SUMMARY
WHAT THIS CHANGES
The parent bill sets the federal budget blueprint for the next decade. This amendment creates a special budget placeholder that allows Congress to pass future laws extending the ban on Medicaid payments to healthcare providers that perform abortions, as long as those laws do not increase the national deficit.
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KEY POINTS
2POINT 01
Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund
This is a procedural tool that allows lawmakers to pass specific legislation later without violating overall budget limits.
POINT 02
Focuses on extending restrictions for Medicaid payments to abortion providers
It signals a policy priority to ensure that federal health funds for low-income individuals are not paid to any organization that provides abortion services.
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SPONSORSHIP
1 + 0
R· Missouri
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ACTION TIMELINE
8 EVENTSAPR 23
Amendment SA 4794 ruled out of order by the chair.
APR 23
Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 4794, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 97.
APR 23
Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4794.
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AMENDMENT INFO
TypeSenate Amendment
NumberSAMDT 4794
Congress119th
ChamberSenate
StatusFAILED
ProposedApr 23, 2026
SubmittedApr 22, 2026
Last actionApr 23, 2026
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FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS · SENATE · PROPOSED APR 23, 2026
Senate AmendmentSAMDT 4794
To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to extending the prohibition on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
PROPOSED APR 23, 2026· SUBMITTED APR 22, 2026· LAST ACTION APR 23, 2026
DISPOSITION
FAILED
COSPONSORS
0
DAYS SINCE ACTION
154
