To amend title IV of the Budget Control Act of 2011 to protect the Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts under such Act.

Summary: People's Act of 2011 - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to prohibit the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction from proposing any reductions in eligibility, payments, or benefits, or that would otherwise reduce outlays of budget authority for: (1) Social Security benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) or under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI); (2) the Medicare program under SSA title XVIII; (3) the Medicaid program under SSA title XIX; or (4) the Head Start Act or any program administered by the Secretary of Education, including any program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Higher Education Act of 1965, or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``People's Act of 
2011''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. No Social Security or SSI cuts.
Sec. 3. No Medicare cuts.
Sec. 4. No Medicaid cuts.
Sec. 5. No education cuts.

SEC. 2. NO SOCIAL SECURITY OR SSI CUTS.

    (a) In General.--Title IV of the Budget Control Act of 2011 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 405. NO SOCIAL SECURITY OR SSI CUTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The joint committee shall not include in its 
proposed legislative language submitted pursuant to section 
401(b)(3)(B)(iv) any provision that--
            ``(1) reduces eligibility, payments, or benefits, or 
        otherwise reduces outlays, under title II of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) (including eligibility, 
        payments, benefits, or outlays with respect to annuities under 
        subsection (a), (c), or (d) of section 2 of the Railroad 
        Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a(a), (c), (d)) or lump 
        sum payments under section 6(b) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 
        231e(b))); or
            ``(2) reduces eligibility, payments, or benefits, or 
        otherwise reduces outlays, under title XVI of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).
    ``(b) No Application of Expedited Procedures.--If the joint 
committee bill includes a provision that violates subsection (a), the 
expedited procedures in section 402 shall not apply to such bill.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 404 
the following new item:

``405. No Social Security or SSI cuts.''.

SEC. 3. NO MEDICARE CUTS.

    (a) No Cuts Through Legislative Language of the Joint Select 
Committee.--
            (1) In general.--Title IV of the Budget Control Act of 
        2011, as amended by section 2(a), is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new section:

``SEC. 406. NO MEDICARE CUTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The joint committee shall not include in its 
proposed legislative language submitted pursuant to section 
401(b)(3)(B)(iv) any provision that reduces eligibility, payments, or 
benefits, increases premiums or other cost-sharing, or otherwise 
reduces outlays under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act.
    ``(b) No Application of Expedited Procedures.--If the joint 
committee bill includes a provision that violates subsection (a), the 
expedited procedures in section 402 shall not apply to such bill.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act, as amended by section 2(b), is amended by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 405 the following 
        new item:

``Sec. 406. No Medicare cuts.''.
    (b) No Cuts Through Fallback Sequestration Process.--Section 
251A(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, as inserted by section 302(a) of the Budget Control Act of 2011, 
is amended by striking ``except that the percentage reduction for the 
Medicare programs specified in section 256(d) shall not be more than 2 
percent for a fiscal year'' and inserting ``except that there shall be 
no percentage reduction for the Medicare programs specified in section 
256(d) for any fiscal year and in no case shall there be a reduction 
under such programs pursuant to a sequestration under section 
3101A(f)(6) of title 31, United States Code''.

SEC. 4. NO MEDICAID CUTS.

    (a) In General.--Title IV of the Budget Control Act of 2011, as 
amended by sections 2(a) and 3(a)(1), is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section:

``SEC. 407. NO MEDICAID CUTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The joint committee shall not include in its 
proposed legislative language submitted pursuant to section 
401(b)(3)(B)(iv) any provision that reduces eligibility, payments, or 
benefits, increases premiums or other cost-sharing, or otherwise 
reduces outlays under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the 
Social Security Act.
    ``(b) No Application of Expedited Procedures.--If the joint 
committee bill includes a provision that violates subsection (a), the 
expedited procedures in section 402 shall not apply to such bill.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 406 
the following:

``Sec. 407. No Medicaid cuts.''.

SEC. 5. NO EDUCATION CUTS.

    (a) No Cuts Through Legislative Language of the Joint Select 
Committee.--
            (1) In general.--Title IV of the Budget Control Act of 
        2011, as amended by sections 2(a), 3(a)(1), and (4)(a), is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 408. NO EDUCATION CUTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The joint committee shall not include in its 
proposed legislative language submitted pursuant to section 
401(b)(3)(B)(iv) any provision that reduces eligibility, payments, or 
benefits, or otherwise reduces outlays or budget authority under--
            ``(1) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.); or
            ``(2) any program administered by the Secretary of 
        Education, including any program under--
                    ``(A) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
                    ``(B) the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
                    ``(C) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                1001 et seq.); or
                    ``(D) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 
                et seq.).
    ``(b) No Application of Expedited Procedures.--If the joint 
committee bill includes a provision that violates subsection (a), the 
expedited procedures in section 402 shall not apply to such bill.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act, as amended by sections 2(b), 3(a)(2), and 
        4(b), is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
        section 407 the following new item:

``Sec. 408. No education cuts.''.
    (b) No Cuts Through Fallback Sequestration Process.--Section 251A 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
inserted by section 302(a) of the Budget Control Act of 2011, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) No cuts for education.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, no sequestration order issued under this 
        section or section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, or 
        discretionary spending limit made under this section shall 
        reduce eligibility, payments, or benefits under any Act or 
        program referred to in section 405(a) of the Budget Control Act 
        of 2011.''.