II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1530 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2017 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Barrasso , and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive.