Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

Bill: 117-s-610
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2021-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Budget deficits and national debt
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Cancer
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Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Legislative rules and procedure
Medical education
Medicare
Mental health
Natural disasters
Nursing
Radiation
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: 

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

 
This bill establishes grants and requires other activities to improve mental and behavioral health and prevent burnout among health care providers.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to
 
 
train health care providers on suicide prevention, other behavioral health issues, and strategies to improve well-being; and
 
establish or expand programs to promote mental and behavioral health among health care providers involved with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts.
 
 
HHS must also study and develop policy recommendations on
 
 
preventing burnout and improving mental and behavioral health among health care providers,
 
removing barriers to accessing care and treatment, and
 
identifying strategies to promote resiliency. 
 
 
Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must conduct a campaign to encourage health care providers to seek support and treatment for mental and behavioral health concerns.

action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

 
This bill establishes grants and requires other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among health care providers.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to hospitals, medical professional associations, and other health care entities for programs to promote mental health and resiliency among health care providers. In addition, HHS may award grants for relevant mental and behavioral health training for health care students, residents, or professionals.
 
Additionally, HHS must conduct a campaign to encourage health care providers to seek support and treatment for mental and behavioral health concerns and disseminate best practices to prevent suicide and improve mental health and resiliency among health care providers.
 
HHS must also study and develop policy recommendations on
 
 
improving mental and behavioral health among health care providers,
 
removing barriers to accessing care and treatment, and
 
identifying strategies to promote resiliency. 


action_date: 2021-08-06
text: 

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

 
This bill establishes grants and requires other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among health care providers.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to hospitals, medical professional associations, and other health care entities for programs to promote mental health and resiliency among health care providers. In addition, HHS may award grants for relevant mental and behavioral health training for health care students, residents, or professionals.
 
Additionally, HHS must conduct a campaign to encourage health care providers to seek support and treatment for mental and behavioral health concerns and disseminate best practices to prevent suicide and improve mental health and resiliency among health care providers.
 
HHS must also study and develop policy recommendations on
 
 
improving mental and behavioral health among health care providers,
 
removing barriers to accessing care and treatment, and
 
identifying strategies to promote resiliency.
 
 
Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office must report on the extent to which relevant federal grant programs address the prevalence and severity of mental health conditions and substance use disorders among health care providers.

action_date: 2021-12-07
text: 

Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

 
This bill makes several budgetary, technical, and procedural changes, particularly in relation to Medicare and increasing the debt limit. 
 
Specifically, the bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until March 31, 2022. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.) 
 
The bill also establishes expedited Senate procedures for considering legislation to increase the debt limit. The procedures limit debate, waive points of order, and prohibit amendments. The procedures may only be used once and expire after January 16, 2022. 
 
Additionally, the bill (1) temporarily extends other provisions under Medicare, including a payment increase under the physician fee schedule; and (2) requires any debits recorded for FY2022 on the statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards to be deducted from the scorecards for 2022 and added to the scorecards for 2023.

action_date: 2021-12-10
text: 

Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

 
This bill makes several budgetary, technical, and procedural changes, particularly in relation to Medicare and increasing the debt limit. 
 
Specifically, the bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until March 31, 2022. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.) 
 
The bill also establishes expedited Senate procedures for considering legislation to increase the debt limit. The procedures limit debate, waive points of order, and prohibit amendments. The procedures may only be used once and expire after January 16, 2022. 
 
Additionally, the bill (1) temporarily extends other provisions under Medicare, including a payment increase under the physician fee schedule; and (2) requires any debits recorded for FY2022 on the statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards to be deducted from the scorecards for 2022 and added to the scorecards for 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Became Public Law No: 117-71.
action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Became Public Law No: 117-71.
action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 610 by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 35. Record Vote Number: 491. (consideration: CR S9081)
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 610 by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 35. Record Vote Number: 491.(consideration: CR S9081)
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 with an amendment (SA 4871) withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany S. 610 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4873) fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 in Senate.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 36. Record Vote Number: 490. (CR S9057)
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S9053)
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany S. 610 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4873) made in Senate. (CR S8956)
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 with an amendment (SA 4871) made in Senate. (CR S8956)
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 presented in Senate.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 made in Senate. (CR S8956)
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 212 (Roll no. 404). (text: CR H6929-6930)
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 212 (Roll no. 404).(text: CR H6929-6930)
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7222-7223)
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S. 610, the Chair put the question on passage of S. 610 and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Brady demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on on S. 610 until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 610.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5314, S. 1605 and S. 610 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Rule makes in order for the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on certain legislative days.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 838. (consideration: CR H6920-6927, H6927-6933)
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Rule H. Res. 838 passed House.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 838 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5314, S. 1605 and S. 610 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Rule makes in order for the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on certain legislative days.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5986-5987)
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S5986-5987)
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5985-5987; text: CR S5985-5986)
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 117-71