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HR 2729 104th Congress House

To amend the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty and the establishment of a special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their…

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Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty and the establishment of a special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their dependents.

Introduced: December 6, 1995 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Dec 11, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 6, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 6, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 18, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make special provisions, including waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty and establishment of a special enrollment period, for the enrollment of certain military retirees and their dependents who are adversely affected by the closure of a Department of Defense military medical treatment facility pursuant to a closure or realignment of a military installation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
FROST, MARTIN
· Dec 6, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Dec 6, 1995
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 6, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2729: To amend the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty and the establishment of a special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their dependents.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2729/
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"H.R. 2729: To amend the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty and the establishment of a special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their dependents.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2729/.
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H.R. 2729, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2729/.
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[H.R. 2729: To amend the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty and the establishment of a special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their dependents.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2729/)
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