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II Calendar No. 437113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2491 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2014 Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time June 19, 2014Read the second time and placed on the calendarA BILL To protect the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to reconciliation involving changes to the Medicare program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicare Protection Act.

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Sense of the Senate

It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the eligibility age under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) should not be increased; and (2) the Medicare program should not be privatized or turned into a voucher system.

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Reconciliation involving changes to the Medicare program

Section 313(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (G) a provision shall be considered extraneous if it eliminates or reduces guaranteed benefits for individuals entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or restricts eligibility for such program. .

June 19, 2014Read the second time and placed on the calendar