IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 59 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare and 
Social Security provide an essential benefit for current enrollees and 
should be strengthened for future generations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2019 
Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mr. BUDD, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 
GRIFFITH, and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 con-
cerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Medicare and Social Security provide an essential benefit 
for current enrollees and should be strengthened for fu-
ture generations. 
Whereas, since 1965, Medicare has been, and continues to be, 
essential for senior citizens of the United States; 
Whereas, since 1935, Social Security has been, and continues 
to be, essential for senior citizens of the United States; 
Whereas, in 2018, there were over 60,000,000 citizens of the 
United States who were Medicare and Social Security 
beneficiaries, with 10,000 new eligible enrollees each day; 
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Whereas a promise has been made by the Federal Govern-
ment to provide Medicare services and Social Security 
benefits for senior citizens; 
Whereas many Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries rely 
on these critical benefits to make ends meet each month; 
Whereas in the absence of meaningful reform, Medicare is 
scheduled to deplete by 2026, according to the non-
partisan Medicare Board of Trustees; 
Whereas in the absence of meaningful reform, Social Security 
is scheduled to deplete by 2034, according to the non-
partisan Social Security Administration; 
Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services esti-
mates that $48.5 billion was lost in 2018 due to im-
proper payments, including waste, fraud, and abuse, in 
the Medicare Program; and 
Whereas the Social Security Administration estimates that 
$10.9 billion was lost in 2018 due to improper payments, 
including waste, fraud, and abuse, in the Social Security 
program: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) affirms its deep obligation to fulfill the 
promises made to senior citizens of the United 
States regarding access to Medicare and Social Se-
curity; 
(2) rejects, in the strongest possible terms, any 
changes to Medicare or Social Security that diminish 
benefits for Americans currently enrolled, or citizens 
of the United States who are in or near retirement, 
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in the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act, or in the Social Security pro-
gram under title II of such Act; 
(3) expresses its firm commitment that Medi-
care and Social Security should be strengthened and 
preserved for future enrollees; and 
(4) supports efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and 
abuse in the Medicare and Social Security programs. 
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