HR 6144 United States House · 117th Congress

Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act

Summary

Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act This bill makes several budgetary changes, including (1) prohibiting sequestration orders in 2022, (2) rescinding certain COVID-19 state and local relief funds, and (3) extending certain adjustments under Medicare with respect to sequestration and payments under the physician fee schedule. It also modifies requirements relating to federal programs and benefits, such as permanently requiring taxpayers to include Social Security numbers on their tax returns in order to qualify for the child tax credit.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Dec 7, 2021 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Jan 4, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Dec 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Dec 7, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Dec 7, 2021

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 47 co-sponsors