# 116-hr-8840: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act

116-hr-8840, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8840
- Congress: 116
- Title: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
- Introduced: 2020-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act This bill continues to exempt Medicare from budget sequestration orders until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8840 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8840)

## Related
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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8840 (as of 2025-11-18).