H.R. 351: Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2013

Introduced:
Jan 23, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. David Roe [R-TN1]
Status:
Referred to Committee
See Instead:

S. 351 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Feb 14, 2013

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 23, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 23, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 23, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

33% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
183 cosponsors (165R, 18D) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

↪ Health

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House Ways and Means

↪ Health

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Full Title

To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

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Last updated Jan 23, 2013.
2 pages

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1/23/2013--Introduced.
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 - Repeals sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA) (and restores provisions of law amended by such sections) related to the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board to develop and submit detailed proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending to the President for Congress to consider.

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