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S. 141 114th Congress Senate

Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

Introduced: January 8, 2015 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesHealth care costs and insuranceMedicare
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S107)
Jan 8, 2015
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 Latest action January 8, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S107)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

Repeals sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and restores provisions of law amended by those sections) related to the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board to develop proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in spending under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1190 Identical bill Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Republican 22
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 11, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 4, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 26, 2015
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Feb 9, 2015
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 12, 2015
Vitter, David
· Jan 12, 2015
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 8, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 8, 2015
Burr, Richard
· Jan 8, 2015
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jan 8, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 8, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 8, 2015
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 8, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 8, 2015
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 8, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 8, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 8, 2015
Isakson, Johnny
· Jan 8, 2015
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 8, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 8, 2015
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 8, 2015
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 8, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 8, 2015
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 8, 2015
Toomey, Patrick
· Jan 8, 2015
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 141: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-141/
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"S. 141: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-141/.
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