Bill > SRes404

This resolution addresses the potential negative impacts of H.R. 1 (the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") on Medicare, highlighting significant financial risks to the healthcare program. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that H.R. 1 will add $4.1 trillion to the deficit between 2025 and 2034, which would trigger automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (S-PAYGO). These cuts would specifically impact Medicare, with the CBO projecting $45 billion in cuts for 2026 alone and a total of $536 billion in Medicare cuts through 2034. The resolution emphasizes that these cuts would jeopardize healthcare for over 67 million Medicare beneficiaries, potentially destabilizing community health centers, hospitals, and providers that serve seniors, people with disabilities, and those with end-stage renal disease. The resolution calls on the Senate to protect Medicare from these devastating cuts, safeguard seniors' benefits, and prevent what it describes as reckless reductions to healthcare services that people have paid into throughout their working lives.

Budget and Finance

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/404/all-info