Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
Latest action · Nov 6, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 2, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 31, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 270
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Feb 7, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Feb 9, 2017 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2017Markup Oct 4, 2017Reported Oct 31, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 15, 2017 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2017Markup Oct 4, 2017Discharged Oct 31, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 10, 2017 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2017Discharged Oct 31, 2017 |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Nov 6, 2017 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Nov 2, 2017Rule H. Res. 600 passed House.
- Nov 2, 2017Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 600. (consideration: CR H8413-8421)
- Nov 2, 2017Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 849 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions.
- Nov 2, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 849.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8540 | Bradley Byrne R-AL | Nov 7, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8395–H8402, H8407, H8408, H8413–H8421Text printed H8395, H8413Amendments H8402Recorded votes H8411, H8420consideration (H. Res. 600), previous questionenact | Brett Guthrie R-KY, David P. Roe R-TN, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Erik Paulsen R-MN, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Keith J. Rothfus R-PA, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY (amendment), Luke Messer R-IN, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Neal P. Dunn R-FL, Peter Welch D-VT, Raul Ruiz D-CA, Rick W. Allen R-GA, Ron Kind D-WI, Ryan A. Costello R-PA, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 2, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8255, H8256 | Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Oct 26, 2017 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 27, 2017H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on October 4, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 19, February 3, 2017, page H977.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-47 | EXAMINING BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE THE MEDICARE PROGRAM214 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 20, 2017 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45244 | Legislative Actions to Modify the Affordable Care Act in the 111th-115th Congresses | Report | Jun 27, 2018 |
| R44075 | The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB): Frequently Asked Questions Archived | Report | Nov 3, 2017 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 475 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 600, the amendment in the nature of a substitute is considered as adopted. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 251 | Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 1, 2017 |
| S 260 | Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Feb 1, 2017 |
| HRES 600 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 849) to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. | Procedurally related | Nov 2, 2017 |
| HR 1190 | Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Jun 24, 2015 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2017Referred in Senate
- Nov 2, 2017Engrossed in House
- Oct 31, 2017Reported in House
- Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
