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IntroducedMar 04, 2021
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed into LawDec 10, 2021
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
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Senate • Dec 10, 2021: Became Public Law No: 117-71.
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cassidy, Billcosponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr.cosponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moorecosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammycosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M.cosponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R.cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tinacosponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jackycosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E.cosponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrstencosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbiecosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Joncosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chriscosponsor
- Sen. Kelly, Markcosponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C.cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisacosponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammycosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amycosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J.cosponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Rogercosponsor
- Sen. Boozman, Johncosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrodcosponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeannecosponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F.cosponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabethcosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A.cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F.cosponsor
Votes
YES: 222
- Adams
- Aguilar
- Allred
- Auchincloss
- Axne
- Barragán
- Bass
- Beatty
- Bera
- Beyer
- Sanford Bishop
- Blumenauer
- Blunt Rochester
- Bonamici
- Bourdeaux
- Bowman
- Boyle, Brendan F.
- Anthony Brown
- Shontel Brown
- Brownley
- Bush
- Bustos
- Butterfield
- Carbajal
- Cárdenas
- Carson
- Troy Carter
- Cartwright
- Case
- Casten
- Kathy Castor
- Joaquin Castro
- Chu
- Cicilline
- Katherine Clark
- Yvette Clarke
- Cleaver
- Clyburn
- Cohen
- Connolly
- Cooper
- Correa
- Costa
- Courtney
- Craig
- Crist
- Crow
- Cuellar
- Sharice Davids
- Davis, Danny K.
- Dean
- DeFazio
- DeGette
- DeLauro
- DelBene
- Delgado
- Demings
- DeSaulnier
- Deutch
- Dingell
- Doggett
- Doyle, Michael F.
- Escobar
- Eshoo
- Espaillat
- Evans
- Fletcher
- Foster
- Frankel, Lois
- Gallego
- Garamendi
- Jesús GarcÃa
- Sylvia Garcia
- Golden
- Gomez
- Gonzalez, Vicente
- Gottheimer
- Al Green
- Grijalva
- Josh Harder
- Hayes
- Brian Higgins
- Himes
- Horsford
- Houlahan
- Hoyer
- Huffman
- Jackson Lee
- Sara Jacobs
- Jayapal
- Jeffries
- Henry Johnson
- Eddie Johnson
- Jones
- Kahele
- Kaptur
- Keating
- Robin Kelly
- Khanna
- Kildee
- Kilmer
- Andy Kim
- Kind
- Kinzinger
- Kirkpatrick
- Krishnamoorthi
- Kuster
- Lamb
- Langevin
- Rick Larsen
- John Larson
- Lawrence
- Al Lawson
- Barbara Lee
- Susie Lee
- Leger Fernandez
- Mike Levin
- Andy Levin
- Lieu
- Lofgren
- Lowenthal
- Luria
- Lynch
- Malinowski
- Maloney, Carolyn B.
- Maloney, Sean
- Manning
- Matsui
- McBath
- McCollum
- McEachin
- McGovern
- McNerney
- Meeks
- Meng
- Mfume
- Gwen Moore
- Morelle
- Moulton
- Mrvan
- Stephanie Murphy
- Nadler
- Napolitano
- Neal
- Neguse
- Newman
- Norcross
- O'Halleran
- Ocasio-Cortez
- Omar
- Pallone
- Panetta
- Pappas
- Pascrell
- Payne
- Pelosi
- Perlmutter
- Peters
- Phillips
- Pingree
- Pocan
- Porter
- Pressley
- David Price
- Quigley
- Raskin
- Kathleen Rice
- Ross
- Roybal-Allard
- Ruiz
- Ruppersberger
- Rush
- Ryan
- Sánchez
- Sarbanes
- Scanlon
- Schakowsky
- Schiff
- Schneider
- Schrader
- Schrier
- Robert Scott
- Scott, David
- Sewell
- Sherman
- Sherrill
- Sires
- Slotkin
- Adam Smith
- Soto
- Spanberger
- Speier
- Stansbury
- Stanton
- Stevens
- Strickland
- Suozzi
- Swalwell
- Takano
- Mike Thompson
- Bennie Thompson
- Titus
- Tlaib
- Tonko
- Norma Torres
- Ritchie Torres
- Trahan
- Trone
- Underwood
- Vargas
- Veasey
- Vela
- Velázquez
- Wasserman Schultz
- Waters
- Watson Coleman
- Welch
- Wexton
- Wild
- Nikema Williams
- Frederica Wilson
- Yarmuth
NO: 212
- Aderholt
- Allen
- Amodei
- Armstrong
- Arrington
- Babin
- Bacon
- Baird
- Balderson
- Banks
- Barr
- Bentz
- Bergman
- Stephanie Bice
- Biggs
- Bilirakis
- Dan Bishop
- Boebert
- Bost
- Brady
- Brooks
- Buchanan
- Buck
- Bucshon
- Budd
- Burchett
- Burgess
- Calvert
- Cammack
- Carey
- Carl
- Earl Carter
- John Carter
- Cawthorn
- Chabot
- Cheney
- Cline
- Cloud
- Clyde
- Cole
- Comer
- Crawford
- Crenshaw
- Curtis
- Davidson
- Davis, Rodney
- DesJarlais
- Diaz-Balart
- Donalds
- Duncan
- Dunn
- Ellzey
- Emmer
- Estes
- Fallon
- Feenstra
- Ferguson
- Fischbach
- Fitzgerald
- Fitzpatrick
- Fleischmann
- Fortenberry
- Foxx
- Franklin, C. Scott
- Fulcher
- Gaetz
- Gallagher
- Garbarino
- Mike Garcia
- Gibbs
- Gimenez
- Gohmert
- Gonzales, Tony
- Anthony Gonzalez
- Robert Good
- Lance Gooden
- Gosar
- Granger
- Garret Graves
- Sam Graves
- Mark Green
- Marjorie Greene
- Griffith
- Grothman
- Guest
- Guthrie
- Hagedorn
- Harris
- Harshbarger
- Hartzler
- Hern
- Herrell
- Herrera Beutler
- Jody Hice
- Clay Higgins
- Hill
- Hinson
- Hollingsworth
- Hudson
- Huizenga
- Issa
- Jackson
- Chris Jacobs
- Mike Johnson
- Bill Johnson
- Dusty Johnson
- Jordan
- David Joyce
- John Joyce
- Katko
- Keller
- Trent Kelly
- Mike Kelly
- Young Kim
- Kustoff
- LaHood
- LaMalfa
- Lamborn
- Latta
- LaTurner
- Lesko
- Letlow
- Long
- Loudermilk
- Lucas
- Luetkemeyer
- Mace
- Malliotakis
- Mann
- Massie
- Mast
- McCarthy
- McCaul
- McClain
- McClintock
- McHenry
- McKinley
- Meijer
- Meuser
- Mary Miller
- Carol Miller
- Miller-Meeks
- Moolenaar
- Mooney
- Barry Moore
- Blake Moore
- Mullin
- Gregory Murphy
- Nehls
- Newhouse
- Norman
- Nunes
- Obernolte
- Owens
- Palazzo
- Palmer
- Pence
- Perry
- Pfluger
- Posey
- Reed
- Reschenthaler
- Tom Rice
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Mike Rogers
- Harold Rogers
- Rose
- Rosendale
- Rouzer
- Roy
- Rutherford
- Salazar
- Scalise
- Schweikert
- Scott, Austin
- Sessions
- Simpson
- Jason Smith
- Adrian Smith
- Christopher Smith
- Smucker
- Spartz
- Stauber
- Steel
- Stefanik
- Steil
- Steube
- Stewart
- Taylor
- Tenney
- Glenn Thompson
- Tiffany
- Timmons
- Turner
- Upton
- Valadao
- Van Drew
- Van Duyne
- Wagner
- Walberg
- Walorski
- Waltz
- Randy Weber
- Daniel Webster
- Wenstrup
- Westerman
- Roger Williams
- Joe Wilson
- Wittman
- Womack
- Young
- Zeldin
OTHER: 0
YES: 64
- Tammy Baldwin
- John Barrasso
- Michael Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roy Blunt
- Cory Booker
- Sherrod Brown
- Richard Burr
- Maria Cantwell
- Shelley Capito
- Ben Cardin
- Thomas Carper
- Bob Casey
- Susan Collins
- Christopher Coons
- John Cornyn
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Tammy Duckworth
- Richard Durbin
- Joni Ernst
- Dianne Feinstein
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Maggie Hassan
- Martin Heinrich
- John Hickenlooper
- Mazie Hirono
- Timothy Kaine
- Mark Kelly
- Angus King
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patrick Leahy
- Ben Lujan
- Joseph Manchin
- Edward Markey
- Mitch McConnell
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Merkley
- Lisa Murkowski
- Christopher Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Jon Ossoff
- Alex Padilla
- Gary Peters
- Rob Portman
- John Reed
- Mitt Romney
- Jacklyn Rosen
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Charles Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Kyrsten Sinema
- Tina Smith
- Debbie Stabenow
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Thomas Tillis
- Chris Van Hollen
- Mark Warner
- Raphael Warnock
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger Wicker
- Ron Wyden
NO: 36
- Marsha Blackburn
- John Boozman
- Mike Braun
- Bill Cassidy
- Tom Cotton
- Kevin Cramer
- Mike Crapo
- Ted Cruz
- Steve Daines
- Deb Fischer
- Lindsey Graham
- Charles Grassley
- Bill Hagerty
- Josh Hawley
- John Hoeven
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Jim Inhofe
- Ron Johnson
- John Kennedy
- James Lankford
- Mike Lee
- Cynthia Lummis
- Roger Marshall
- Jerry Moran
- Rand Paul
- James Risch
- Mike Rounds
- Marco Rubio
- Ben Sasse
- Rick Scott
- Tim Scott
- Richard Shelby
- Dan Sullivan
- Patrick Toomey
- Tommy Tuberville
- Todd Young
OTHER: 0
YES: 59
- Tammy Baldwin
- John Barrasso
- Michael Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roy Blunt
- Cory Booker
- Sherrod Brown
- Maria Cantwell
- Shelley Capito
- Ben Cardin
- Thomas Carper
- Bob Casey
- Susan Collins
- Christopher Coons
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Tammy Duckworth
- Richard Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Maggie Hassan
- Martin Heinrich
- John Hickenlooper
- Mazie Hirono
- Timothy Kaine
- Mark Kelly
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patrick Leahy
- Ben Lujan
- Joseph Manchin
- Edward Markey
- Mitch McConnell
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Merkley
- Lisa Murkowski
- Christopher Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Jon Ossoff
- Alex Padilla
- Gary Peters
- Rob Portman
- John Reed
- Mitt Romney
- Jacklyn Rosen
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Charles Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Kyrsten Sinema
- Tina Smith
- Debbie Stabenow
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Thomas Tillis
- Chris Van Hollen
- Mark Warner
- Raphael Warnock
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
NO: 35
- Marsha Blackburn
- John Boozman
- Mike Braun
- Bill Cassidy
- Tom Cotton
- Kevin Cramer
- Mike Crapo
- Ted Cruz
- Steve Daines
- Joni Ernst
- Deb Fischer
- Lindsey Graham
- Charles Grassley
- Bill Hagerty
- Josh Hawley
- John Hoeven
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Jim Inhofe
- Ron Johnson
- John Kennedy
- James Lankford
- Mike Lee
- Cynthia Lummis
- Roger Marshall
- Jerry Moran
- Rand Paul
- James Risch
- Marco Rubio
- Rick Scott
- Tim Scott
- Richard Shelby
- Dan Sullivan
- Tommy Tuberville
- Roger Wicker
- Todd Young
Actions
- Dec 10, 2021 | Senate
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Presented to President.
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 117-71.
- Dec 09, 2021 | Senate
- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S9053)
- 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)
- 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.
- Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 with an amendment (SA 4871) withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- 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)
- Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 610 by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 35. Record Vote Number: 491. (consideration: CR S9081)
- Dec 07, 2021 | Senate
- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 made in Senate. (CR S8956)
- Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 presented in Senate.
- Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 610 with an amendment (SA 4871) made in Senate. (CR S8956)
- 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)
- Dec 07, 2021 | House
- 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.
- Rule H. Res. 838 passed House.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 838. (consideration: CR H6920-6927, H6927-6933)
- 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.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 610.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- 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.
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7222-7223)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 212 (Roll no. 404).(text: CR H6929-6930)
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 212 (Roll no. 404). (text: CR H6929-6930)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 10, 2021 | House
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Aug 09, 2021 | Senate
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 06, 2021 | Senate
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5985-5987; text: CR S5985-5986)
- The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S5986-5987)
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5986-5987)
- Jun 08, 2021 | Senate
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69.
- May 25, 2021 | Senate
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 04, 2021 | Senate
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Engrossed Amendment HouseHTML
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- Enrolled BillHTML
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- Senate Amendment SA 4885 by Sen. Hagerty, BillHTML
- Senate Amendment SA 4878 by Sen. Hawley, JoshHTML
- Senate Amendment SA 4877 by Sen. Graham, LindseyHTML
- Senate Amendment SA 4876 by Sen. Hassan, Margaret WoodHTML
- Senate Amendment SA 4874 by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (SA 4875 fell when SA 4874 fell. ) -- To modify the effective date.HTML
- Senate Amendment SA 4875 by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (SA 4875 fell when SA 4874 fell. ) -- To modify the effective date.HTML
- Senate Amendment SA 4873 by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (SA 4874 fell when SA 4873 fell. ) -- To modify the effective date.HTML
- Senate Amendment SA 4871 by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (SA 4872 fell when SA 4871 withdrawn. ) -- To modify the effective date.HTML
- Senate Amendment SA 4872 by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (SA 4872 fell when SA 4871 withdrawn. ) -- To modify the effective date.HTML
- Senate Amendment SA 2622 by Sen. Murray, Patty (Amendment SA 2622 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. ) -- To improve the bill with respect to review of program effectiveness.HTML
- House Amendment HA 143 by Rules Committee (On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. )HTML