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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2087
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 6, 2014
Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Franken, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Begich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To protect the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to reconciliation involving changes to the Medicare program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Medicare Protection Act
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Sense of the Senate
It is the sense of the Senate that—
the eligibility age under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) should not be increased; and
the Medicare program should not be privatized or turned into a voucher system.
Reconciliation involving changes to the Medicare program
Section 313(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(b)(1)) is amended—
in subparagraph (E), by striking and
at the end;
in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
a provision shall be considered extraneous if it eliminates or reduces guaranteed benefits for individuals entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or restricts eligibility for such program.
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