3.0.0 2618 2023-01-11T13:24:35Z 2023-01-11T13:24:35Z House H HR 2013-07-08 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:H.R. 2618.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1[Page H4213]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-23T15:25:57Z Referred to 2013-07-08T18:01:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-12T15:04:46Z Referred to 2013-07-08T18:01:40Z 2013-07-23 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-07-12 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-07-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-07-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2013-07-09 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2013-07-18 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2014-12-10 False Health Employment taxes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care coverage and access Medicare State and local government operations Health 00 2013-07-08 Introduced in House 2013-09-19T21:47:48Z Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) establish procedures under which an eligible state or local government employee who is not otherwise covered under a state's voluntary agreement for coverage of state and local employees may make an irrevocable election to treat employment as Medicare qualified government employment; and so (2) extend to services performed by such employees entitlement to Medicare coverage under SSA title XVIII, including hospital insurance benefits, as well as coverage for end state renal disease (ESRD).

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply the Medicare portion of payroll taxes to state and local government employees making such an election.

]]> To allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to Medicare coverage. Display Title To allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to Medicare coverage. Official Title as Introduced To allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to Medicare coverage. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2013-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2618ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2618ih.xml 2013-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.