Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
This bill continues to exempt Medicare from budget sequestration orders until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2021 to Feb 22, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jan 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 4, 2021 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 4, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Feb 5, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Feb 5, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Feb 22, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 8, January 13, 2021, page H195.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8840 | Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act | Reintroduction of | Dec 2, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to extend the temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2021Introduced in House
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