US SB260 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 38)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
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. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare 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 Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] |
| Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] |
| Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ] | Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV] |
| Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] |
| Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS] | Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] | Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI] |
| Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] |
| Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] |
| Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] |
| Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] | Sen. Luther Strange [R-AL] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] |
| Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597) |
Same As/Similar To
HB849 (Same As) 2017-11-06 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB251 (Related) 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HR600 (Similar To) 2017-11-02 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB251 (Related) 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HR600 (Similar To) 2017-11-02 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/260/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s260/BILLS-115s260is.pdf |
