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SJRES 16 115th Congress Senate

A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of…

Official title: A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medica… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.

Introduced: April 27, 2017 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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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

This joint resolution initiates the process to terminate the Independent Medicare Advisory Board, which issues annual recommendations for reducing growth in Medicare expenditures.

Under current law, the enactment of a such a joint resolution is required in order to terminate the board.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
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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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-16/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-16/.
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S.J. Res. 16, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-16/.
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[S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-16/)
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