,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #had  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #b1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,pocan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 &
 ,mr4 ,fro/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules  
,a ,,bill  ,to protect b5efits provid$  
"u ,social ,security1 ,m$ic>e1 & any o!r
 program ( b5efits adm9i/]$ by ! ,social
 ,security ,adm9i/ration or ! ,c5t]s =  
,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect
 ,social ,security & ,m$ic>e ,act4  #b4 
,sup]majority vote requir$ to cut       
b5efits adm9i/]$ by ,social ,security   
,adm9i/ration or ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e &     
,m$icaid ,s]vices  7a7 ,sup]majority    
vote requirem5t ,a bill or jo9t         
resolution1 or any am5dm5t (f]$ to a    
bill or jo9t resolution1 :i* conta9s any
 provision :i*1 if enact$1 w\ld result 9
 ! r$uction ( any exi/+ b5efit provid$  
or adm9i/]$ by ! ,social ,security      
,adm9i/ration or ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e &   
,m$icaid ,s]vices may n be consid]$ 9 ! 

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate     
unless two-?irds ( ! ,memb]s pres5t &   
vot+ agree to a motion to consid] !     
bill1 jo9t resolution1 or am5dm5t ) !   
provision includ$4  7b7 ,exception =    
paym5ts to ,m$ic>e advantage plans      
,subsection 7a7 does n apply to any     
provision :i*1 if enact$1 w\ld result 9 
! r$uction ( any paym5t made to a       
,m$ic>e ,advantage plan "u "p ,c ( title
 ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#ba et seq471 b only  
if ! provision w\ld1 if enact$1 result 9
 an increase 9 ! am\nt ( paym5ts made = 
o!r purposes "u title ,,xviii ( !       
,social ,security ,act 9 an am\nt equal 
to or great] ?an ! am\nt ( ! r$uction 9 
paym5t made to ! ,m$ic>e ,advantage     
plan4  #c4 ,det]m9ation ( r$uction (    
b5efits ,dur+ ! consid]ation ( a bill1  
jo9t resolution1 or am5dm5t 9 ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives or ,s5ate1 any          
det]m9ation reg>d+ :e!r a provision 9 ! 
bill1 jo9t resolution1 or am5dm5t w\ld1 
if enact$1 result 9 a r$uction describ$ 

9 section #b7;a7 or a r$uction or       
increase describ$ 9 section #b7;b7 %all 
be made solely on ! basis ( a           
det]m9ation made by ! ,(fice ( ! ,*ief  
,actu>y ( ! ,social ,security           
,adm9i/ration4