A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation.
This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act to explicitly prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid through the budget reconciliation process. It modifies Section 310(g) to add specific references to Medicare (Title XVIII) and Medicaid (Title XIX) of the Social Security Act, ensuring these programs are excluded from reconciliation considerations. The key mechanism prevents Congress from using the fast-track budget reconciliation procedure to alter Medicare or Medicaid funding, benefits, or structure. This directly affects congressional budget procedures, not the programs themselves, by restricting how lawmakers can make changes to these healthcare programs.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 22, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
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May 22, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3119)
upper
May 22, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Party
State
District
P
Jack Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
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