[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5466 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5466

  To exempt Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from any Federal 
          balanced budget requirement, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2018

  Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
  To exempt Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from any Federal 
          balanced budget requirement, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID FROM 
              FEDERAL BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following programs 
and any outlays resulting therefrom shall be exempt from any Federal 
balanced budget requirement:
            (1) All Social Security benefits payable under title II of 
        the Social Security Act.
            (2) Payments under the Medicare program under title XVIII 
        of the Social Security Act.
            (3) Payments to States under the Medicaid program under 
        title XIX of such Act.
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