US Congress House Bill 1868

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Passed on April 14 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-14 - Became Public Law No: 117-7.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Makes several budgetary and technical changes to provisions under Medicare and Medicaid. The bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until December 31, 2021. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.) The bill also specifically applies certain modified payment limits to rural health clinics that temporarily enrolled in Medicare during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or that applied to enroll by December 31, 2020; and preserves higher Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payments for public hospitals in California under forthcoming payment methodology changes.

To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.

Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]

2021-04-13 - House - On motion that the House suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment (Y: 384 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-25 - Senate - Passed Senate, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment RC# 142 (Y: 90 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2021-03-25 - Senate - Amendment SA 1411 S.Amdt.1411 RC# 141 (Y: 47 N: 50 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2021-03-19 - House - On passage (Y: 246 N: 175 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2021-03-19 - House - On motion to recommit (Y: 202 N: 216 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-14	House	Became Public Law No: 117-7.
2021-04-14	House	Signed by President.
2021-04-14	House	Presented to President.
2021-04-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2021-04-13	House	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 38 (Roll no. 98). (text: CR H1729-1730)
2021-04-13	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1868.
2021-04-13	House	Mr. Yarmuth moved that the House suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1729-1733)
2021-03-26	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2021-03-25	Senate	Passed Senate, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 2. Record Vote Number: 142. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1801-1802)
2021-03-25	Senate	S.Amdt.1410 Amendment SA 1410 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
2021-03-25	Senate	S.Amdt.1411 Amendment SA 1411 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 141.
2021-03-25	Senate	S.Amdt.1411 Amendment SA 1411 proposed by Senator Scott FL to Amendment SA 1410. (consideration: CR S1802; text: CR S1802) To improve the bill.
2021-03-25	Senate	S.Amdt.1410 Amendment SA 1410 proposed by Senator Shaheen. (consideration: CR S1801-1804; text: CR S1801-1802) In the nature of a substitute.
2021-03-25	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1800-1804)
2021-03-25	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
2021-03-24	Senate	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2021-03-22	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2021-03-19	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2021-03-19	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 175 (Roll no. 96). (text: CR H1589-1590)
2021-03-19	House	On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 216 (Roll no. 95).
2021-03-19	House	Mr. Smith (MO) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR H1598-1600)
2021-03-19	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2021-03-19	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1868.
2021-03-19	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868 and H.J. Res. 17. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868, and H.J.Res. 17. The resolution provides that H.Res. 232 is hereby adopted.
2021-03-19	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 233. (consideration: CR H1589-1601)
2021-03-16	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 233 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868 and H.J. Res. 17. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868, and H.J.Res. 17. The resolution provides that H.Res. 232 is hereby adopted.
2021-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2021-03-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
2021-03-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
2021-03-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
2021-03-12	House	Introduced in House

HR233 (Related) 2021-03-16 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB935 (Related) 2021-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB1885 (Related) 2021-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1868/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1868/BILLS-117hr1868ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1868/BILLS-117hr1868eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1868/BILLS-117hr1868eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1868/BILLS-117hr1868pcs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1868/BILLS-117hr1868enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202195
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202196
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00141.xml
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00142.xml
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202198