US HB8505 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-02 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-02 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Excludes certain adjustments to payments for physician services under Medicare from budget neutrality requirements in FY2021. The bill also rescinds $10 billion of unobligated funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
Title
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] |
| Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA] | Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] | Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX] |
| Rep. David McKinley [R-WV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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. |
| 2020-10-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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. |
| 2020-10-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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. |
| 2020-10-02 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Appropriations
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8505/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8505/BILLS-116hr8505ih.pdf |
