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A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation.

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 1903 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
In committee
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
3
Latest action
May 22, 2025

What it does

The bill would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid through the budget reconciliation process, which is used to pass certain tax and spending legislation with a simple majority in the Senate. It would expand existing restrictions that currently apply only to Social Security to also include Medicare and Medicaid, preventing lawmakers from using reconciliation to alter these health programs. The change would affect the Medicare program under Title XVIII and the Medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, ensuring that any modifications to these programs would require standard legislative procedures subject to potential…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    May 22, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · May 22, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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