US SR212 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
July 16 2009 - Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as intrduced: CR S7651)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) any savings under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) should be invested back into the Medicare program, rather than be used to create new entitlement programs; and (2) any savings under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) should be used to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP).
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any savings under the Medicare program should be invested back into the Medicare program, rather than creating new entitlement programs.
Sponsors
| Sen Alexander, Lamar | Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey | Sen Vitter, David | Sen Gregg, Judd |
| Sen Johanns, Mike | Sen Coburn, Tom |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-16 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as intrduced: CR S7651) | |
| 2009-07-16 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7651-7652) |
Same As/Similar To
HR663 (Same As) 2009-07-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SE00212:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111sres212is/pdf/BILLS-111sres212is.pdf |
