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Amendments · SAMDT 4897
FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS· SENATE
Senate AmendmentSAMDT 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.
PROPOSED APR 22· LAST ACTION APR 22
- Amendment, not the bill
- Effect depends on parent bill
DISPOSITION
FAILED
APR 22
“Amendment SA 4897 ruled out of order by the chair.”
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SUMMARY
WHAT THIS CHANGES
This budget resolution sets the federal government's spending and tax framework for the next decade. This amendment creates a rule that allows any member of Congress to object to a major budget bill if it fails to include measures preventing insurance companies from delaying or denying medical care recommended by doctors.
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KEY POINTS
2POINT 01
Establishes a procedural 'point of order' against certain budget bills
This provides a tool for lawmakers to block or delay major legislation unless it addresses specific healthcare issues.
POINT 02
Requires bills to address insurance companies' ability to interfere with patient care
It pressures future legislators to include patient protection laws within larger budget packages.
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SPONSORSHIP
1 + 0
D· Georgia
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ACTION TIMELINE
8 EVENTSAPR 22
Amendment SA 4897 ruled out of order by the chair.
APR 22
Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 4897, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 91.
APR 22
Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4897.
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AMENDMENT INFO
TypeSenate Amendment
NumberSAMDT 4897
Congress119th
ChamberSenate
StatusFAILED
ProposedApr 22, 2026
Last actionApr 22, 2026
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FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS · SENATE · PROPOSED APR 22, 2026
Senate AmendmentSAMDT 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.
PROPOSED APR 22, 2026· LAST ACTION APR 22, 2026
DISPOSITION
FAILED
COSPONSORS
0
DAYS SINCE ACTION
155
