Public Law 117-169
Official title: “An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.”
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Press releases by members of Congress
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3 press releases and 1 news item
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Rep. Cisneros Unveils Health Care Action Plan
“Extend Medicare’s $2,000 annual prescription drug out-of-pocket cap—rising to $2,100 in 2026 under the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169)—and its $35 monthly insulin cap to individuals with private insurance.”
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News item DOGE lawmakers look to defund Biden’s anemic-paced $3B EV postal truck ‘boondoggle’
“The text of the bill, which is less than one-page long, specifically directs “unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by sections 70002 and 70003 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly referred to as the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’), as of the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded and those sections are hereby repealed.”
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“Section 7 of this broad order reads: " All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including but not limited to funds…" Analysis by the nonpartisan think tank Eno Center for Transportation indicates that if "disbursement" refers to”
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“The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA; P.L. 117-169) extended the Sec. 48 ITC through December 31, 2024, to support the deployment of certain clean energy technologies. However, the Department of Treasury’s final rulemaking was not released until December 4, 2024– 27 days before the expiration of the tax credit.”
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Read from 510 of 510 organizations' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 7, 2026.
How it passed
The Senate vote was tied 50 to 50 on August 7, 2022.
The House passed it 220 to 207 on August 12, 2022, with 4 members who did not vote.
It became law on August 16, 2022.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment”. Senate, “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5376”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
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| House Republicans | 0 | 207 | 0 | 4 |
| House Democrats | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate Republicans | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate Democrats | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate independents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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