H.R.1950 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act

Protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

MA privatization costs $83B/year more than traditional Medicare without better outcomes.

MedPAC March 2024: MA overpayments $83B; privatization increases costs without quality improvements

CMS: 67M Medicare, 70M SS beneficiaries
42 U.S.C. § 401 and § 1395

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$20K combined quarterly activity

1 lobbying firm

1 client represented

2025-first_quarter–2025-third_quarter filing period

Policy Areas Covered

Retirement

Government Entities Lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

Who Hired the Lobbyists

TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts. Privatization proposals have documented risks of reducing benefits and increasing costs for the 67 million Medicare beneficiaries and 70 million Social Security recipients.