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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Introduced March 31, 2025 by James P. McGovern · Last progress March 31, 2025
Adds new subsections (h) and (i) to Section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 prohibiting consideration of reconciliation bills/resolutions that reduce Medicaid enrollment or benefits or reduce eligibility or benefits for SNAP households, and providing an expiration date for that limitation.
Makes a conforming amendment to Section 313(b)(1) by striking the period at the end and inserting additional text (the inserted text is not provided in this excerpt).
Directs immediate House consideration of H.R. 185 by waiving multiple procedural objections and treating a designated substitute as adopted, limits debate to one hour, and orders final passage with only one motion to recommit. It also requires the Clerk to notify the Senate within a week that the House has passed H.R. 185. Separately, it changes the budget process by making reconciliation provisions that cut Medicaid or SNAP out of order in either chamber until January 20, 2029.
Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to the consideration of H.R. 185.
Clause 8 of rule XX shall not apply to the consideration of H.R. 185.
The Clerk shall transmit to the Senate a message that the House has passed H.R. 185 no later than one week after passage.
Makes it out of order in the House or the Senate to consider any reconciliation bill, reconciliation resolution reported under a budget concurrent resolution agreed under section 301 or 304, or a joint resolution under section 258C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (or any amendment or conference report on such measures) that reduces enrollment or benefits for individuals enrolled in the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Makes it out of order in the House or the Senate to consider any reconciliation bill, reconciliation resolution reported under a budget concurrent resolution agreed under section 301 or 304, or a joint resolution under section 258C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (or any amendment or conference report on such measures) that reduces eligibility or benefits for households that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Immediate procedural impact: House floor time and amendment opportunities for H.R. 185 are sharply limited—members have one hour of debate and only one motion to recommit, and many formal objections are waived. Legislative process impact: Congress is temporarily constrained from using the budget reconciliation process to enact provisions that would reduce Medicaid or SNAP benefits or eligibility; that protection lasts until January 20, 2029. Policy impact: Medicaid and SNAP recipients are indirectly protected from cuts enacted through reconciliation vehicles during the restriction period, though non-reconciliation legislation could still change programs. Fiscal/administrative impact: No new spending or direct program changes are authorized by this resolution; the Clerk’s one-week transmission duty is an administrative requirement. Political impact: The combination of expedited consideration and changing reconciliation rules may heighten partisan conflict over both the immediate bill being fast-tracked and broader budget strategy.
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Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Boyle (PA). Petition No: 119-3. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2025050603">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Submitted in House