Protect Social Security and Medicare Act

Bill: 119-hr-1950
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2025-03-06
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protect Social Security and Medicare Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires a two-thirds vote before Congress may consider legislation that would reduce retirement, health, or other benefits administered by the Social Security Administration or the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services.</p><p>Specifically, such legislation may not be considered in either chamber of Congress until two-thirds of Members present and voting agree to a motion to consider the legislation. However, this restriction does not apply to legislation that reduces payments to Medicare Advantage plans so long as it also increases, in an amount equal to or greater than the reduction, payments made for other purposes under Medicare.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1950 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2025 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Doggett , and Mr. Frost ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules A BILL To protect benefits provided under Social Security, Medicare, and any other program of benefits administered by the Social Security Administration or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Social Security and Medicare Act . 2. Supermajority vote required to cut benefits administered by Social Security Administration or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (a) Supermajority vote requirement A bill or joint resolution, or any amendment offered to a bill or joint resolution, which contains any provision which, if enacted, would result in the reduction of any existing benefit provided or administered by the Social Security Administration or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may not be considered in the House of Representatives or the Senate unless two-thirds of the Members present and voting agree to a motion to consider the bill, joint resolution, or amendment with the provision included. (b) Exception for payments to Medicare advantage plans Subsection (a) does not apply to any provision which, if enacted, would result in the reduction of any payment made to a Medicare Advantage plan under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–21 et seq. ), but only if the provision would, if enacted, result in an increase in the amount of payments made for other purposes under title XVIII of the Social Security Act in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the reduction in payment made to the Medicare Advantage plan. 3. Determination of reduction of benefits During the consideration of a bill, joint resolution, or amendment in the House of Representatives or Senate, any determination regarding whether a provision in the bill, joint resolution, or amendment would, if enacted, result in a reduction described in section 2(a) or a reduction or increase described in section 2(b) shall be made solely on the basis of a determination made by the Office of the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration.