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

Bill activity

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 by Mark Pocan (D-WI) with 2 original cosponsors. 8 cosponsors as of Apr 7, 2025.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill.

IntroducedMar 6, 2025
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became Law

Latest action Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

8 cosponsors (2 original):

Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) original
Maxwell Frost (D-FL) original
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) Mar 10, 2025
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) Mar 26, 2025
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) Mar 26, 2025
Shri Thanedar (D-MI) Mar 26, 2025
Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Apr 7, 2025
Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) Apr 7, 2025

Still open as of Oct 16, 2026 (119th Congress): not yet reported by the House Rules Committee.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions

March 2025
Mar 6
Introduced in House
Mar 6
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Mar 6
2 original cosponsors on the day of introduction
- Lloyd Doggett D-TX, original
- Maxwell Frost D-FL, original
Mar 10
Eleanor Holmes Norton cosponsored (D-DC)
Mar 26
3 members cosponsored
- Pramila Jayapal D-WA
- Rashida Tlaib D-MI
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
April 2025
Apr 7
2 members cosponsored
- Ilhan Omar D-MN
- Jill N. Tokuda D-HI

Votes on this bill

No recorded votes yet on this measure.

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.