Includes all politicians who were in office at any point during the 114th Congress.

S. 2148 - Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015

Health. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015

S. 2148 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016.
Other Titles
  • Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015
  • Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015
Sponsor
Ron Wyden
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
  • Government trust funds
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Medicare
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced10/07/2015
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced10/07/2015
10/07/2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
10/07/2015Introduced in Senate
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

$1,123,000
$224,126
$910,780
$1,530,000
$547,752
$4,335,658
$0
8 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015

8 organizations supported this bill

Alliance for Retired Americans
Alliance for Retired Americans (2015, October 16). SSA Announces 0% COLA in 2016, Triggering Major Cost Increases for Medicare Beneficiaries. Retrieved October 27, 2015, from Alliance for Retired Americans.
california health advocates
California Health Advocates (2015, October 19). Will Medicare Part B Premium and Deductible Increase in 2016?. Retrieved October 27, 2015, from California Health Advocates.
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations
Richtman, Max (2015, October 8). LCAO Support Letter for S. 2148. Retrieved October 16, 2015, from Center for Medicare Advocacy.
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (2015, October 15). Double Whammy for Federal Retirees: No COLA Leads to Disproportionate Medicare Premium Increase. Retrieved October 16, 2015, from National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.
National Association of Letter Carriers
National Association of Letter Carriers (2015, October 15). House and Senate introduce Medicare Premium Fairness Act. Retrieved October 27, 2015, from National Association of Letter Carriers.
National Education Association
Kusler, Mary (2015, October 26). Letter to the Senate on Medicare Part B cost hikes. Retrieved October 27, 2015, from National Education Association.
National Treasury Employees Union
Reardon, Anthony M. (2015, October 13). NTEU Support Letter for S. 2148. Retrieved October 16, 2015, from National Treasury Employees Union.
Senior Citizens League
Senior Citizens League (2015, October 8). Legislative Update for Week Ending October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015, from Senior Citizens League.

0 organizations opposed this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$10,200$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$40,900$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$119,252$0
John BarrassoRWY$23,000$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$67,400$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$69,200$0
Roy BluntRMO$104,380$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$76,950$0
John BoozmanRAR$6,700$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,000$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$131,225$0
Richard BurrRNC$10,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$3,722$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$29,000$0
Ben CardinDMD$98,250$0
Tom CarperDDE$45,750$0
Bob CaseyDPA$94,100$0
Bill CassidyRLA$3,649$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$1,000$0
William Thad CochranRMS$26,100$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$43,500$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$43,500$0
Bob CorkerRTN$3,500$0
John CornynRTX$1,000$0
Tom CottonRAR$9,667$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$1,000$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$72,750$0
Dick DurbinDIL$70,350$0
Mike EnziRWY$4,250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$1,500$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$67,922$0
Deb FischerRNE$250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$2,500$0
Al FrankenDMN$68,180$0
Cory GardnerRCO$12,500$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$60,522$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$10,000$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$7,500$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$25,050$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$87,449$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$80,272$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$102,219$0
John HoevenRND$6,000$0
Jim InhofeROK$8,500$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$11,000$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$16,050$0
Tim KaineDVA$102,350$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$26,000$0
Mark KirkRIL$15,550$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$64,922$0
James LankfordROK$31,000$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$56,400$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$51,500$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$160,112$0
John McCainRAZ$2,500$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$124,322$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$26,200$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$70,750$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$83,024$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$22,500$0
Jerry MoranRKS$27,950$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$28,000$0
Chris MurphyDCT$129,650$0
Patty MurrayDWA$98,167$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$123,500$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$1,000$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$117,800$0
Rob PortmanROH$16,140$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$49,500$0
Harry ReidDNV$20,400$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$5,439$0
Mike RoundsRSD$1,000$0
Marco RubioRFL$9,750$0
Bernie SandersIVT$108,525$0
Ben SasseRNE$3,000$0
Brian SchatzDHI$155,805$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$123,899$0
Tim ScottRSC$4,250$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$84,497$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$10,500$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$76,222$0
Dan SullivanRAK$500$0
Jon TesterDMT$141,850$0
John ThuneRSD$22,200$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$12,600$0
Tom UdallDNM$86,000$0
David VitterRLA$0$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$51,150$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$116,975$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$47,050$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$5,000$0
Ron WydenDOR$41,500$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$10,200$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$40,900$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$119,252$0
John BarrassoRWY$23,000$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$67,400$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$69,200$0
Roy BluntRMO$104,380$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$76,950$0
John BoozmanRAR$6,700$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,000$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$131,225$0
Richard BurrRNC$10,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$3,722$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$29,000$0
Ben CardinDMD$98,250$0
Tom CarperDDE$45,750$0
Bob CaseyDPA$94,100$0
Bill CassidyRLA$3,649$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$1,000$0
William Thad CochranRMS$26,100$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$43,500$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$43,500$0
Bob CorkerRTN$3,500$0
John CornynRTX$1,000$0
Tom CottonRAR$9,667$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$1,000$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$72,750$0
Dick DurbinDIL$70,350$0
Mike EnziRWY$4,250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$1,500$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$67,922$0
Deb FischerRNE$250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$2,500$0
Al FrankenDMN$68,180$0
Cory GardnerRCO$12,500$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$60,522$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$10,000$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$7,500$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$25,050$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$87,449$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$80,272$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$102,219$0
John HoevenRND$6,000$0
Jim InhofeROK$8,500$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$11,000$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$16,050$0
Tim KaineDVA$102,350$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$26,000$0
Mark KirkRIL$15,550$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$64,922$0
James LankfordROK$31,000$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$56,400$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$51,500$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$160,112$0
John McCainRAZ$2,500$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$124,322$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$26,200$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$70,750$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$83,024$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$22,500$0
Jerry MoranRKS$27,950$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$28,000$0
Chris MurphyDCT$129,650$0
Patty MurrayDWA$98,167$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$123,500$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$1,000$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$117,800$0
Rob PortmanROH$16,140$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$49,500$0
Harry ReidDNV$20,400$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$5,439$0
Mike RoundsRSD$1,000$0
Marco RubioRFL$9,750$0
Bernie SandersIVT$108,525$0
Ben SasseRNE$3,000$0
Brian SchatzDHI$155,805$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$123,899$0
Tim ScottRSC$4,250$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$84,497$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$10,500$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$76,222$0
Dan SullivanRAK$500$0
Jon TesterDMT$141,850$0
John ThuneRSD$22,200$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$12,600$0
Tom UdallDNM$86,000$0
David VitterRLA$0$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$51,150$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$116,975$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$47,050$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$5,000$0
Ron WydenDOR$41,500$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
US Postal Service unions & associations$1,530,000
Federal employees unions$1,123,000
Teachers unions$910,780
Health & welfare policy$547,752
Elderly issues/Social Security$224,126

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
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