# 117-hr-1999: Protect Seniors and Cut Waste Act

117-hr-1999, Protect Seniors and Cut Waste Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1999
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protect Seniors and Cut Waste Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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: 2021-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Protect Seniors and Cut Waste Act

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2021-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1999 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1999)

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