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S. Res. 238 111th Congress Senate

A resolution to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the…

Official title: A resolution to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their cho… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care.

Introduced: August 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8774)
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Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8774)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider legislation that: (1) eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor; or (2) decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care.

Suspends such point of order upon certification by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that the legislation does not cause such actions.

Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 238: A resolution to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-238/
MLA
"S. Res. 238: A resolution to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-238/.
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S. Res. 238, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-238/.
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[S. Res. 238: A resolution to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-238/)
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