H.R. 875 · 118th Congress
Protecting Social Security and Medicare Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John James
- Introduced
- 2023-02-08
- Latest action
- 2024-12-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Summary
Protecting Social Security and Medicare Act
This bill authorizes Medicare and Social Security payments to be made in full even if the federal debt limit is reached. Such payments do not count against the debt limit until after the debt limit has been raised by authorizing legislation.