# 117-hr-6144: Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act

117-hr-6144, Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6144
- Congress: 117
- Title: Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-12-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 47
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Removing Waste and Protecting Medicare Act This bill makes several budgetary changes, including (1) prohibiting sequestration orders in 2022, (2) rescinding certain COVID-19 state and local relief funds, and (3) extending certain adjustments under Medicare with respect to sequestration and payments under the physician fee schedule. It also modifies requirements relating to federal programs and benefits, such as permanently requiring taxpayers to include Social Security numbers on their tax returns in order to qualify for the child tax credit.

## Cosponsors (47)

- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6144 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6144)

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