I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2727 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Ms. WILSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budg-
et, 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 
A BILL 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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. 
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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 in-
clude in its proposed legislative language submitted pursu-
ant 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.) (includ-
ing eligibility, payments, benefits, or outlays with re-
spect 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
PROCE-
DURES.—If the joint committee bill includes a provision 
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that violates subsection (a), the expedited procedures in 
section 402 shall not apply to such bill.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents 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 Con-
trol Act of 2011, as amended by section 2(a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 406. NO MEDICARE CUTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee shall not in-
clude in its proposed legislative language submitted pursu-
ant 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
PROCE-
DURES.—If the joint committee bill includes a provision 
that violates subsection (a), the expedited procedures in 
section 402 shall not apply to such bill.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act, as amended by sec-
tion 2(b), is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating 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 reduc-
tion 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 in-
clude in its proposed legislative language submitted pursu-
ant to section 401(b)(3)(B)(iv) any provision that reduces 
eligibility, payments, or benefits, increases premiums or 
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other cost-sharing, or otherwise reduces outlays under the 
Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act. 
‘‘(b) NO
APPLICATION
OF
EXPEDITED
PROCE-
DURES.—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 Con-
trol 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 in-
clude in its proposed legislative language submitted pursu-
ant to section 401(b)(3)(B)(iv) any provision that reduces 
eligibility, payments, or benefits, or otherwise reduces out-
lays or budget authority under— 
‘‘(1) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et 
seq.); or 
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