September 9, 2025
Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget
To exempt Medicare from any sequestration under Statutory PAYGO that is caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Section 1. Exemption of Medicare from Statutory PAYGO sequestration caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
The Medicare programs under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) shall be exempt from reduction under any sequestration order issued on or after the date of enactment of this Act under section 5 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 934) that is attributable, in whole or in part, to the budgetary effects of the Act entitled An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
, approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119–21; 139 Stat. 72) (commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
).