HR 3519 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

To amend to exempt the Medicare program from fallback sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011.

Introduced Nov 29, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Edolphus Towns D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 29, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedNov 29, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to exempt specified programs under title XVIII (Medicare ) of the Social Security Act from fall back sequestration. Prohibits any direct spending reductions for such programs.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 29, 2011 to Dec 6, 2011, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings	Original	Nov 29, 2011
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Nov 29, 2011
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Nov 29, 2011
D-HI	Colleen Hanabusa	Original	Nov 29, 2011
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen	Original	Nov 29, 2011
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay	Original	Nov 29, 2011
D-CA	Bob Filner		Dec 1, 2011
D-CA	Judy Chu		Dec 6, 2011

Actions 2

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Nov 29, 2011Introduced in House
Nov 29, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Subjects

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Nov 29, 2011Introduced in House

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