Protect Our Seniors Act

Subjects: Social Welfare


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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 424 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                        Calendar No. 16
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 424

  To protect the seniors of the United States, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2023

Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read the 
                               first time

                           February 15, 2023

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
  To protect the seniors of the United States, and for other purposes.

    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 Our Seniors Act''.

SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR ENHANCED INTERNAL REVENUE 
              SERVICE RESOURCES.

    (a) Rescission.--Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the unobligated balances of the amounts made available under the 
following provisions of Public Law 117-169 are rescinded:
            (1) Internal revenue service enforcement funds.--Section 
        10301(1)(A)(ii).
            (2) Internal revenue service operations support.--Section 
        10301(1)(A)(iii).
    (b) Transfer of Funds to Social Security and Medicare Trust 
Funds.--
            (1) Federal old age and survivors insurance trust fund.-- 
        There is hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and 
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201(a) 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(a)) an amount equal 
        to 50 percent of the amount rescinded under subsection (a).
            (2) Federal hospital insurance trust fund.--There is hereby 
        appropriated to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
        established section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1395i) under an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount 
        rescinded under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. POINT OF ORDER FOR REDUCTIONS IN MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY 
              BENEFITS.

    Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Medicare and Social Security Point of Order.--
            ``(1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
        to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
        conference report on that bill or resolution) that would reduce 
        benefits under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or benefits 
        payable under title II of that Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
            ``(2) Waiver.--Paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended in 
        the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 
        Members, duly chosen and sworn.''.

SEC. 4. MEDICARE POINT OF ORDER.

    Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632), 
as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(k) Medicare Point of Order.--
            ``(1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
        to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
        conference report on that bill or resolution) for which the 
        total budgetary effects of the measure, as determined by the 
        Congressional Budget Office, use a decrease in outlays, or an 
        increase in revenue, under the health insurance programs under 
        title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) 
        to offset a cost of a provision of the measure that is not for 
        the purpose of carrying out those programs.
            ``(2) Waiver.--Paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended in 
        the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 
        Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-
        thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, 
        shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the 
        Chair on a point of order raised under paragraph (1).''.
                                                        Calendar No. 16

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 424

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                                 A BILL

  To protect the seniors of the United States, and for other purposes.

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                           February 15, 2023

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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