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S 2729 107th Congress Senate

21st Century Medicare Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a medicare voluntary prescription drug delivery program under the medicare program, to mo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a medicare voluntary prescription drug delivery program under the medicare program, to modernize the medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 15, 2002 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 15, 2002
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 15, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2729: 21st Century Medicare Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2729/
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"S. 2729: 21st Century Medicare Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2729/.
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S. 2729, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2729/.
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