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HR 104 108th Congress House Health Disabled Hospital care Labor and Employment Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Railroad retirement plans Social Welfare Transportation and Public Works

Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2003

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jan 23, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 8, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits.
What's happening now January 23, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 4, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 14, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 22, 2004
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 22, 2004
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 20, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 104: Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-104/
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"H.R. 104: Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-104/.
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H.R. 104, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-104/.
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