SENATE 748117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Sequester Relief Act
- Last Action
- 3/15/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-15Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2021-03-15Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-15 (00)
Medicare Sequester Relief Act
This bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (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.)
Cosponsors (6)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Joseph Manchin (D-WV)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
Subjects
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Budget process
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health programs administration and funding
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medicare
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