Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 1, 2017 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 1, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
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.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Mar 8, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | May 24, 2017 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Jul 10, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Oct 4, 2017 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Nov 28, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 1, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 260 | Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 1, 2017 |
| HR 849 | Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act | Related bill | Nov 6, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Introduced in Senate
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