House Bill 6144
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 7, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6144
Congress
117
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
December 7, 2021
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11/01/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
01/04/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
12/08/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
12/07/2021
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.
12/07/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Sep 6, 2023 2:57:31 PM