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A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation.
To prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation.
Summary
This bill would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs through the reconciliation process. Reconciliation is a legislative procedure that allows certain budget-related bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority vote. The bill would extend existing protections for Social Security to also cover Medicare and Medicaid.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
2 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- May 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3119) · senate
- May 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2025
Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CHANGES TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IN RECONCILIATION.
Section 310(g) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 641(g)) is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking “the Social Security Act” and inserting “Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid”;
(2) by striking “recommendations with respect to the old- age” and inserting the following: “recommendations with respect to—
“(1) the old-age”;
(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); or
“(3) the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).”. <all>
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