S.Res. 212: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any savings under the Medicare program should be invested back into the Medicare program, rather than creating new entitlement programs.
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S.Res. 212: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any savings under the Medicare program should be invested back into the Medicare program, rather than creating new entitlement programs.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-16 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as intrduced: CR S7651)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as intrduced: CR S7651) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any savings under the Medicare program should be invested back into the Medicare program, rather than creating new entitlement programs.
Plain summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) any savings under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) should be invested back into the Medicare program, rather than be used to create new entitlement programs; and (2) any savings under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) should be used to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP).
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any savings under the Medicare program should be invested back into the Medicare program, rather than creating new entitlement programs.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · 5 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111sres212.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/sres>
Record fed-us-cong111-sres212 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111