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Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act

USA117th CongressS-3344| Senate 
| Updated: 12/8/2021
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (12)
Rick Scott (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act This bill makes several budgetary and technical changes, particularly in relation to Medicare. Specifically, the bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until March 31, 2022. (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.) Additionally, the bill (1) temporarily extends other provisions under Medicare, including a payment increase under the physician fee schedule; and (2) requires any debits recorded for FY2022 on the statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards to be deducted from the scorecards for 2022 and added to the scorecards for 2023.
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Timeline
Dec 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6143: Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act
  • HR 117-6144: Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act
  • S 117-610: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBudget deficits and national debtBudget processCancerCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedicareRadiation

Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act

USA117th CongressS-3344| Senate 
| Updated: 12/8/2021
Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act This bill makes several budgetary and technical changes, particularly in relation to Medicare. Specifically, the bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until March 31, 2022. (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.) Additionally, the bill (1) temporarily extends other provisions under Medicare, including a payment increase under the physician fee schedule; and (2) requires any debits recorded for FY2022 on the statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards to be deducted from the scorecards for 2022 and added to the scorecards for 2023.
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Timeline
Dec 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (12)
Rick Scott (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6143: Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act
  • HR 117-6144: Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act
  • S 117-610: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBudget deficits and national debtBudget processCancerCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedicareRadiation