Steve Daines: “I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 180, S. 599. The…”

“I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 180, S. 599. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 599) to extend and expand the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration project. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Finance, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF MEDICAID EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 2707 of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended to read as follows: ``(d) Length of Demonstration Project.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the demonstration project established under this section shall be conducted for a period of 3 consecutive years.…”