117th Congress (2021–2023) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
This page covers S610 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S610 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 3 |
| Chamber | House and Senate |
| Latest vote | 2021-12-09: Motion Agreed to (59-35) |
| Latest action | 2021-12-10: Became Public Law No: 117-71. |
| Policy area | Health |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act This bill makes several budgetary, technical, and procedural changes, particularly in relation to Medicare and increasing the debt limit. Specifically, the bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until March 31, 2022. (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.) The bill also establishes expedited Senate procedures for considering legislation to increase the debt limit. The procedures limit debate, waive points of order, and prohibit amendments. The procedures may only be used once and expire after January 16, 2022. Additionally, the bill (1) temporarily extends other provisions under Medicare, including a payment increase under the physician fee schedule; and (2) requires any debits recorded for FY2022 on the statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards to be deducted from the scorecards for 2022 and added to the scorecards for 2023.
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Budget deficits and national debt, Budget process, Cancer, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Congressional oversight, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug, alcohol, tobacco use, Education programs funding, Emergency medical services and trauma care
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-09 | Senate | On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 610) | Motion Agreed to (59-35) | 46 | 31 | 3 | Official tally |
| 2021-12-09 | Senate | On the Cloture Motion S. 610 | Cloture Motion Agreed to (64-36, 3/5 majority required) | 50 | 30 | 0 | Official tally |
| 2021-12-07 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 148 | 147 | 0 | Official tally |
S610 (Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA].
On 2021-12-10: Became Public Law No: 117-71.
3 recorded votes in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2021-12-09, was "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 610)": Motion Agreed to (59-35).