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Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to preserving and expanding Medicare.

Introduced: June 16, 1999 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 24, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 1999
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.
Jun 16, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any premium support, privatization, or voucher plan for the Medicare program (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) should be rejected; (2) the eligibility age for Medicare should not be increased; (3) no copayment should be imposed on home health care; (4) specified changes should be made to Medicare to improve and extend it; and (5) the current guarantee of Medicare benefits should not be eliminated.

What's happening now June 24, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 9, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 9, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 9, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 16, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 16, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 16, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 16, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 16, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 16, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 16, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 135: Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to preserving and expanding Medicare.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-135/
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