H.R. 6144: Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-07 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act

Plain summary

Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act This bill makes several budgetary changes, including (1) prohibiting sequestration orders in 2022, (2) rescinding certain COVID-19 state and local relief funds, and (3) extending certain adjustments under Medicare with respect to sequestration and payments under the physician fee schedule. It also modifies requirements relating to federal programs and benefits, such as permanently requiring taxpayers to include Social Security numbers on their tax returns in order to qualify for the child tax credit.

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Official text

Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · 47 cosponsors

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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), John Joyce (R-PA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Austin Scott (R-GA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Harold Rogers (R-KY), David Rouzer (R-NC), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), David Kustoff (R-TN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Young Kim (R-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] reported raising $6.3 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)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6144.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6144 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117