US HCR72 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 86-0)
Status: Introduced on August 1 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 1 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any deficit reduction plan put forward by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not balance the budget by eroding America's hard-earned retirement plan and social safety net; (2) Medicare's ability to deliver high quality health care in a cost-efficient manner should be strengthened and its benefits should be preserved for current and future retirees; (3) appropriate reform to strengthen Social Security's long-term outlook should ensure that it remains a critical source of protection for the people of the United States and their families without further increasing the retirement age or otherwise decreasing benefits; and (4) federal funding for the Medicaid program should be maintained so that senior citizens, poor and disabled children, and others with disabilities are able to gain and retain access to affordable health care.
Title
Expressing the sense of Congress that any legislative language approved by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-08-01 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2011-08-01 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2011-08-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. |
Same As/Similar To
HCR64 (Related) 2011-07-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Budget deficits and national debt
Economics and public finance
Medicaid
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance
Economics and public finance
Medicaid
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/72/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres72/BILLS-112hconres72ih.pdf |
