H.R. 3696: Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
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H.R. 3696: Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-07 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
Plain summary
Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prevent 2016 increases to Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles for enrollees, and (2) authorize federal funding to offset the corresponding reduction in aggregate monthly premiums. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must annually determine the monthly actuarial rate upon which Part B premiums and deductibles are based. The bill temporarily freezes that rate at the 2015 level for enrollees, effectively preventing increases to premiums and deductibles for those enrollees in 2016. (Current law already protects Part B enrollees whose benefits are deducted from their Social Security benefits from premium increases that would result in a smaller Social Security check.)
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Official text
Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · 114 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ami Bera (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA) and 54 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3696.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3696 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114