HCONRES 135
106th Congress
House
Health
Age (Law)
Budget surpluses
Coinsurance
Commerce
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Federal budgets
Finance and Financial Sector
Home care services
Insurance premiums
Law
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medicare
Poor
Privatization
Social Welfare
Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to preserving and expanding Medicare.
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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