[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6428 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6428

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part 
                     B premium increases for 2017.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2016

    Ms. Titus (for herself, Mr. Bera, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
   Peterson, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Courtney, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. 
   Yarmuth, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kuster, Ms. DelBene, Ms. 
 McCollum, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Frankel of 
    Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
Slaughter, Ms. Moore, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Wasserman 
   Schultz, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Bonamici) 
 introduced the following bill; 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part 
                     B premium increases for 2017.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITING MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM INCREASES FOR 2017.

    (a) In General.--Section 1839(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395r(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``paragraphs (5) and (6)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5), (6), 
        and (7)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(7)(A) In applying this part (including subsection (i) and 
section 1833(b)), subject to subparagraph (B), the monthly premium 
otherwise determined under this section for an individual for 2017 
shall not be increased by more than $4 from the monthly premium 
determined under this section for the individual for 2016.
    ``(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall affect the application of 
paragraph (6) with respect to a repayment month described in 
subparagraph (B) of such paragraph.''.
    (b) Conforming Funding.--Section 1844(d)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and 2017'' after ``2016'';
            (2) by striking ``such year'' and inserting ``such 
        respective year''; and
            (3) by striking ``section 1839(a)(5)(A)'' and inserting 
        ``paragraph (5)(A) of section 1839(a) or (7)(A) of such 
        section, respectively,''.
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