Biden is seeking congressional authorization for a $1.5 trillion spending plan to be implemented in 2022. House votes MEDICARE AND STIMULUS SPENDING: The House has agreed to the Senate amendment to the Medicare Sequester Act (H.R. 1868), sponsored by Rep. John A. Yarmuth, D-Ky., to exempt Medicare from pay-as-you-go budget limits in the most recent COVID-19 stimulus spending law, and provide higher Medicaid payments to California's public hospitals. Yarmuth said the exemption "will ensure our healthcare providers â who have been on the front lines of this pandemic â are supported during this difficult time." The vote, on April 13, was 384 yeas to 38 nays. YEAS: McHenry R-NC (10th), Manning D-NC (6th)