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S. 251 115th Congress Senate

Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board in order to ensure that it cannot be used to undermine the Medicare entitlement for beneficiaries.

Introduced: February 1, 2017 Introduced by: Ron Wyden Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 1, 2017
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 Latest action February 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 849 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
  • S 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 24, 2017
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 2, 2017
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Feb 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 251: Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-251/
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