Bill117th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2021Health
S. 748
Medicare Sequester Relief Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 15, 2021)
Medicare Sequester Relief Act
This bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
What just happenedMar 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH](D-NH)Sponsor
6 cosponsors3 D3 R
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- Introduced in SenateMar 15, 2021
- Mar 15, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Introduced in Senate