S 9945 — Protects the health insurance benefits of retirees of public employers and contributions of Medicare-eligible retirees of public employers
Congress · introduced 2026-04-16
Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.
Latest action: 2026-04-16 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, NY-15) — sponsor · 2026-04-16
- Andrew J. Lanza (—, NY-24) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Zellnor Myrie (—, NY-20) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Steve Rhoads (—, NY-5) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, NY-23) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- William Weber (—, NY-38) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
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Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | William Weber | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Steve Rhoads | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Andrew J. Lanza | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Zellnor Myrie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, state_upper NY-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew J. Lanza (—, state_upper NY-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, state_upper NY-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Steve Rhoads (—, state_upper NY-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | William Weber (—, state_upper NY-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Zellnor Myrie (—, state_upper NY-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Andrew J. Lanza (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Zellnor Myrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Steve Rhoads (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by William Weber (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · sponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (sponsor) · sponsorship