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HR 3519 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Medicare

To amend to exempt the Medicare program from fallback sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011.

Introduced: November 29, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to exempt specified programs under title XVIII (Medicare ) of the Social Security Act from fall back sequestration. Prohibits any direct spending reductions for such programs.

What's happening now November 29, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
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Chu, Judy
California · Dec 6, 2011
FILNER, BOB
· Dec 1, 2011
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 29, 2011
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Nov 29, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3519: To amend to exempt the Medicare program from fallback sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3519/
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"H.R. 3519: To amend to exempt the Medicare program from fallback sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3519/.
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H.R. 3519, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3519/.
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