IV 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 663 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2009 Mr. Moran of Kansas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any savings under the Medicare Program should be invested back into the Medicare Program, rather than creating new entitlement programs.

Whereas the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) is projected to be insolvent by 2017; and Whereas the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is the largest source of general revenue spending on health care for both the Federal Government and the States: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1)any savings under the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) should be invested back into the Medicare Program, rather than creating new entitlement programs; and (2)any savings under the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) should be used to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b))).