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S. 748 117th Congress Senate

Medicare Sequester Relief Act

Official title: A bill to provide for an extension of the temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Introduced: March 17, 2021 Introduced by: Jeanne Shaheen Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 15, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Sequester Relief Act

This bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 18, 2021
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 18, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 17, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 748: Medicare Sequester Relief Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-748/
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"S. 748: Medicare Sequester Relief Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-748/.
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S. 748, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-748/.
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