119-s36

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 36 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 36

 To protect the seniors of the United States, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 January 8, 2025

 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To protect the seniors of the United States, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Seniors Act''.

SEC. 2. POINT OF ORDER FOR REDUCTIONS IN MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY 
 BENEFITS.

 

Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (j) Medicare and Social Security Point of Order.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
 to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
 conference report on that bill or resolution) that would reduce 
 benefits under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or benefits 
 payable under title II of that Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
 ``

    (2) Waiver.--Paragraph

    (1) may be waived or suspended in 
 the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 
 Members, duly chosen and sworn.''.

SEC. 3. MEDICARE POINT OF ORDER.

 

Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632), 
as amended by 

section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
 ``

    (k) Medicare Point of Order.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
 to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
 conference report on that bill or resolution) for which the 
 total budgetary effects of the measure, as determined by the 
 Congressional Budget Office, use a decrease in outlays, or an 
 increase in revenue, under the health insurance programs under 
 title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) 
 to offset a cost of a provision of the measure that is not for 
 the purpose of carrying out those programs.
 ``

    (2) Waiver.--Paragraph

    (1) may be waived or suspended in 
 the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 
 Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-
 thirds 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 paragraph

    (1) .''.
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