S 36
119th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Legislative rules and procedure
Medicare
Senate
Social security and elderly assistance
Protect Our Seniors Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 8, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect Our Seniors Act
This bill establishes Senate budget enforcement procedures (known as points of order) against measures that (1) reduce Medicare or Social Security benefits, or (2) use revenue or savings from the Medicare program to offset the cost of provisions unrelated to carrying out Medicare.
Points of order are prohibitions against certain categories of legislation or congressional action. A point of order raised on the grounds established under the bill may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senators.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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