Protect Our Seniors Act

Bill: 119-s-36
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2025-01-08
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Legislative rules and procedure

Medicare

Senate

Social security and elderly assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protect Our Seniors Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes Senate budget enforcement procedures (known as points of order) against measures that (1) reduce Medicare or Social Security benefits, or (2) use revenue or savings from the Medicare program to offset the cost of provisions unrelated to carrying out Medicare.</p><p>Points of order are prohibitions against certain&nbsp;categories of legislation or congressional action. A point of order raised on the grounds established under the bill may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senators.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 36 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2025 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To protect the seniors of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Seniors Act . 2. Point of order for reductions in Medicare and Social Security benefits Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Medicare and Social Security point of order (1) In general It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or resolution) that would reduce benefits under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ) or benefits payable under title II of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ). (2) Waiver Paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. . 3. Medicare point of order Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 632 ), as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Medicare point of order (1) In general It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or resolution) for which the total budgetary effects of the measure, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office, use a decrease in outlays, or an increase in revenue, under the health insurance programs under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ) to offset a cost of a provision of the measure that is not for the purpose of carrying out those programs. (2) Waiver Paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under paragraph (1). .