HR 6428 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.

Introduced Dec 2, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Dina Titus D-NV

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 2, 2016 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

  1. IntroducedDec 2, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit increases to monthly premiums under Medicare for 2017. Specifically, an individual's monthly premium shall increase by no more than $4 over the individual's monthly premium for 2016.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 2, 2016 to Dec 8, 2016; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalDec 2, 2016
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-WIMark PocanOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalDec 2, 2016
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalDec 2, 2016
D-IADavid LoebsackDec 5, 2016
D-MNKeith EllisonDec 5, 2016
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioDec 5, 2016
D-CAZoe LofgrenDec 5, 2016
D-INAndré CarsonDec 6, 2016
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Dec 6, 2016
D-CAJudy ChuDec 7, 2016
D-PABrendan F. BoyleDec 8, 2016
D-CAJulia BrownleyDec 8, 2016

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Dec 2, 2016
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Dec 2, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 2, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Dec 2, 2016Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 173, December 2, 2016, page H7144.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 2, 2016Introduced in House

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