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H.R. 1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

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H.R. 1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-02 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 376 (2015): On Passage, HR1190 (2015-06-23), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

Plain summary

Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Repeals sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and restores provisions of law amended by those sections) related to the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board to develop proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in spending under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. (Sec. 3) Rescinds specified appropriations to the Prevention and Public Health Fund for FY2017-FY2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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Official text

Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · 235 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (2015-06-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (2015-06-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Scott Perry (R-PA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 175 more.

Recorded votes

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1190 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114