US SB251 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] |
| Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
| Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB849 (Related) 2017-11-06 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB260 (Related) 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
HR600 (Similar To) 2017-11-02 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB260 (Related) 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
HR600 (Similar To) 2017-11-02 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Executive agency funding and structure
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Executive agency funding and structure
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/251/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s251/BILLS-115s251is.pdf |
