SAMDT 776 — To prevent tax cuts for the wealthy if a single dollar of Medicaid funding is cut.

AMENDS

SCONRES 7 — An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

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AMENDMENT PROGRESS

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DISPOSITION

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FEB 20, 2025

“Amendment SA 776 ruled out of order by the chair.”

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This amendment would have blocked tax cuts for wealthy individuals if any funding was cut from Medicaid. It aimed to make sure that tax breaks for high-income earners could not happen at the same time as reductions in health coverage for low-income or disabled Americans.

WHY IT MATTERS

If it had passed, this amendment would have created a significant political and legal hurdle for any future bills seeking to reduce Medicaid spending while simultaneously lowering taxes for high earners.

WHO IS AFFECTED

This would have primarily affected high-income taxpayers and the millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for health insurance.

AMENDS

SCONRES 7PASSED SENATE

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THIS BILL

KEY POINTS

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Linking Taxes and Medicaid

It attempted to tie tax policy for the wealthy directly to the preservation of a major social safety net program.

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Protective Threshold

By specifying that even a 'single dollar' of cuts would trigger the block, it set a zero-tolerance policy for Medicaid reductions in the context of tax cuts.

GLOSSARY

Medicaid: A joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to some people with limited income and resources, including children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities.
Out of Order: A ruling that a proposal violates the specific procedural rules of the chamber, preventing it from moving forward or being voted on directly.

Official sources

SAMDT 776 on Congress.gov

This analysis used: Amendment purpose · Latest action · Amended bill: summary

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FEB 20, 25

Amendment SA 776 ruled out of order by the chair.

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FEB 20, 25

Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 776 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 71.

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FEB 20, 25

Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 776.

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FEB 20, 25

Amendment SA 776 proposed by Senator Schumer. (consideration: CR S1105-1106) To prevent tax cuts for the wealthy if a single dollar of Medicaid funding is cut.

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To prevent tax cuts for the wealthy if a single dollar of Medicaid funding is cut.

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To prevent tax cuts for the wealthy if a single dollar of Medicaid funding is cut.

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