SENATE 610117th CongressBecame Public Law No: 117-71.

Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

Last Action: 12/10/2021

Actions

2021-12-10Became Public Law No: 117-71.
2021-12-10Became Public Law No: 117-71.
2021-12-10Signed by President.
2021-12-10Signed by President.
2021-12-10Presented to President.
2021-12-10Presented to President.
2021-12-10Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2021-12-09Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 610 by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 35. Record Vote Number: 491. (consideration: CR S9081)
2021-12-09Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 610 by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 35. Record Vote Number: 491.(consideration: CR S9081)
2021-12-09Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 with an amendment (SA 4871) withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2021-12-09Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany S. 610 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4873) fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 in Senate.
2021-12-09Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 36. Record Vote Number: 490. (CR S9057)
2021-12-09Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S9053)
2021-12-07Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany S. 610 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4873) made in Senate. (CR S8956)
2021-12-07Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 with an amendment (SA 4871) made in Senate. (CR S8956)

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CRS Summary

As of 2021-12-10 (49)

Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

This bill makes several budgetary, technical, and procedural changes, particularly in relation to Medicare and increasing the debt limit.

Specifically, the bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until March 31, 2022. (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 establishes expedited Senate procedures for considering legislation to increase the debt limit. The procedures limit debate, waive points of order, and prohibit amendments. The procedures may only be used once and expire after January 16, 2022.

Additionally, the bill (1) temporarily extends other provisions under Medicare, including a payment increase under the physician fee schedule; and (2) requires any debits recorded for FY2022 on the statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards to be deducted from the scorecards for 2022 and added to the scorecards for 2023.

Cosponsors (20)

Todd Young (R-IN)
John Reed (D-RI)
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Angus King (I-ME)
Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Tina Smith (D-MN)
Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Legislative rules and procedure
Medical education

Became law: Pub. L. 117-71

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