# 116-hr-8505: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.

116-hr-8505, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8505
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-10-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill excludes certain adjustments to payments for physician services under Medicare from budget neutrality requirements in FY2021. The bill also rescinds $10 billion of unobligated funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
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- 116-hr-3632: Fair and Open Skies Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8505 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8505)

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- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
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- [116-hr-3632: Fair and Open Skies Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3632)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8505 (as of 2025-11-18).