H.R.1207: To remove the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund from the budget of the United States Government and to remove Social Security and Medicare from budget pronouncements.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced March 26, 2001
  • Latest Major Action April 4, 2001

Bill Summary

Prohibits receipts and disbursements of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, deficit, or surplus for purposes of the national budget, the congressional budget, or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).Requires official statements issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, or any Federal...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to House Budget
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 26, 2001

Introduced in the House by Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Md.)

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