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Union Calendar No. 273 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 849 

[Report No. 115–373, Part I] 

To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2017 

Mr. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 

HURD, Mr. BOST, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mrs. BROOKS of 

Indiana, Mr. HENSARLING, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MARSHALL, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 

on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

OCTOBER 31, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. EMMER, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. WILSON of South 

Carolina, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FERGUSON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

HUDSON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. GRIFFITH, 

Ms. SINEMA, Mr. MAST, Mr. ROYCE of California, Mr. BERA, Mr. 

ROUZER, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. MASSIE, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. COSTELLO of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. BABIN, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. GIBBS, 

Mr. BARR, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. COURTNEY, 

Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 

BROWNLEY of California, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. COOK, Mrs. 

WALORSKI, Mr. OLSON, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. STEWART, Mr. 

WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. MESSER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. 

LAMBORN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. COLE, Mr. HARRIS, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

PITTENGER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HUIZENGA, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, 

Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. 

SMITH of Missouri, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. LANCE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 

Mr. LONG, Mr. HILL, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. 


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KATKO, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 

ARRINGTON, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. POSEY, Mr. DESANTIS, 

Mr. CHABOT, Mr. SMUCKER, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 

AMODEI, Mr. NUNES, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. TURNER, Mr. 

YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. PALMER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mrs. MURPHY of 

Florida, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BARLETTA, 

Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. WALKER, Mr. 

THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. YOHO, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. ESTY of 

Connecticut, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, 

Mr. PETERSON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. 

REED, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. HARPER, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. 

KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. BUDD, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. 

HOLDING, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. WOMACK, 

Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 

HASTINGS, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 

PEARCE, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. 

DUNN, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. 

HULTGREN, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. ROSS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. THOMAS J. 

ROONEY of Florida, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. SMITH

of Nebraska, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. 

LOUDERMILK, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. 

LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. DUNCAN

of South Carolina, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. FASO, Mr. 

MCCAUL, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. BACON, 

Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. LATTA, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. GOWDY, Mrs. 

LOVE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. BRAT, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. VELA, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 

Mr. TAYLOR, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. TROTT, Mr. THORNBERRY, 

Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. COMER, Mr. BARTON, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. 

YODER, Mr. WILLIAMS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 

DAVIDSON, Mr. AMASH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. MARINO, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. 

HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. 

GALLAGHER, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. ISSA, 

Mr. SIRES, Mr. UPTON, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BLUM, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mrs. HANDEL, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY

of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. 

NORMAN, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. DENT, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. HARTZLER, 

Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Ms. FOXX, Ms. PLASKETT, and Mr. LABRADOR


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OCTOBER 31, 2017 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

OCTOBER 31, 2017 

The Committees on Energy and Commerce and Rules discharged; committed 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 3, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Seniors Ac5 cess to Medicare Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY 

7 BOARD. 

8 Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection 

9 and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), sections 

10 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amendments 

11 made by such sections) are repealed, and any provision of 

12 law amended by such sections is hereby restored as if such 

13 sections had not been enacted into law. 


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Union Calendar No. 273 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 849 

[Report No. 115–373, Part I] 

A BILL 

To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection 

pendent Payment Advisory Board. and Affordable Care Act providing for the IndeOCTOBER 31, 2017 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 

an amendment 

OCTOBER 31, 2017 

The Committees on Energy and Commerce and Rules 

printed House on the State of the Union and ordered to be discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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