[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 814 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 814

 To protect benefits provided under Social Security, Medicare, and any 
     other program of benefits administered by the Social Security 
   Administration or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2023

  Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Frost) introduced the 
      following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                                 A BILL


 
 To protect benefits provided under Social Security, Medicare, and any 
     other program of benefits administered by the Social Security 
   Administration or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Social Security and Medicare 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SUPERMAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED TO CUT BENEFITS ADMINISTERED BY 
              SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR CENTERS FOR MEDICARE 
              AND MEDICAID SERVICES.

    (a) Supermajority Vote Requirement.--A bill or joint resolution, or 
any amendment offered to a bill or joint resolution, which contains any 
provision which, if enacted, would result in the reduction of any 
existing benefit provided or administered by the Social Security 
Administration or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may 
not be considered in the House of Representatives or the Senate unless 
two-thirds of the Members present and voting agree to a motion to 
consider the bill, joint resolution, or amendment with the provision 
included.
    (b) Exception for Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans.--Subsection 
(a) does not apply to any provision which, if enacted, would result in 
the reduction of any payment made to a Medicare Advantage plan under 
part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21 et 
seq.), but only if the provision would, if enacted, result in an 
increase in the amount of payments made for other purposes under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act in an amount equal to or greater than 
the amount of the reduction in payment made to the Medicare Advantage 
plan.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF REDUCTION OF BENEFITS.

    During the consideration of a bill, joint resolution, or amendment 
in the House of Representatives or Senate, any determination regarding 
whether a provision in the bill, joint resolution, or amendment would, 
if enacted, result in a reduction described in section 2(a) or a 
reduction or increase described in section 2(b) shall be made solely on 
the basis of a determination made by the Office of the Chief Actuary of 
the Social Security Administration.
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