IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1026 
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 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mrs. LESKO submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 concerned 
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 2017, 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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•HRES 1026 IH 
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 set 
to become bankrupt by 2026, according to the non-
partisan Medicare Board of Trustees; 
Whereas in the absence of meaningful reform, Social Security 
is set to become bankrupt by 2034, according to the non-
partisan Social Security Administration; 
Whereas the Government Accountability Office estimates that 
$59.7 billion was lost in 2016 due to improper payments, 
including waste, fraud, and abuse, in the Medicare Pro-
gram; and 
Whereas the Social Security Administration estimates that 
$7.6 billion will be lost in 2018 due to improper pay-
ments, 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, or in 
the Social Security program under title II; 
(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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