SJRES 16
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Medicare
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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