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Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 1998

Introduced: September 25, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2061)
Sep 30, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 25, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 25, 1998
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.
Sep 25, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Sep 25, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish each Medicare beneficiary under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with a drug benefit card enabling the beneficiary to purchase covered outpatient prescription drugs listed on the Federal Supply Schedule from participating pharmacies at reduced prices.

What's happening now October 11, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2061)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 10, 1998
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 7, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 1998
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 1, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 1, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 25, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 25, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 25, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4627: Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4627/
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"H.R. 4627: Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4627/.
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H.R. 4627, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4627/.
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