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HR 351 113th Congress House Health Advisory bodies Health care costs and insurance Medicare

Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013

Introduced: April 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 23, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 - Repeals sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA) (and restores provisions of law amended by such sections) related to the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board to develop and submit detailed proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending to the President for Congress to consider.

What's happening now January 28, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 37 Related bill Business and Government Operations Improvement Act
  • HR 132 Related bill ObamaCare Repeal Act
  • S 351 Identical bill Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013
  • S 1316 Identical bill Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 127
All 127 Democratic 7 Republican 55
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 29, 2014
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 14, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 29, 2014
Conaway, K.
· Jan 28, 2014
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jan 13, 2014
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 21, 2013
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Nov 18, 2013
Tipton, Scott
· Nov 14, 2013
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Nov 13, 2013
Shuster, Bill
· Nov 12, 2013
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Nov 12, 2013
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 30, 2013
Marchant, Kenny
· Oct 30, 2013
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 29, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· Oct 29, 2013
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 29, 2013
JOHNSON, SAM
· Oct 29, 2013
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Oct 29, 2013
Marino, Tom
· Oct 29, 2013
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Oct 29, 2013
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Sep 25, 2013
Labrador, Raul
· Sep 19, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Aug 2, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 31, 2013
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 18, 2013
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jul 11, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2013
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· May 23, 2013
Coffman, Mike
· May 21, 2013
Duffy, Sean
· May 14, 2013
Graves, Tom
· May 14, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 8, 2013
McHenry, Patrick
· May 8, 2013
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· May 8, 2013
Collins, Doug
· May 6, 2013
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 6, 2013
Fortenberry, Jeff
· May 6, 2013
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 6, 2013
ROYCE, ED
· May 6, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Apr 25, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 23, 2013
Rothfus, Keith
· Apr 23, 2013
Jenkins, Lynn
· Apr 16, 2013
Rice, Tom
· Apr 15, 2013
Hunter, Duncan
· Apr 9, 2013
Reichert, David
· Apr 9, 2013
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Mar 25, 2013
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Mar 20, 2013
Granger, Kay
· Mar 18, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-351/
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"H.R. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-351/.
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