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HR 4805 108th Congress House

Ensuring Medication Safety for Seniors Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary offsets the costs of electronic prescribing… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary offsets the costs of electronic prescribing systems of Medicare health care providers.

Introduced: July 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 19, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 13, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 9, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Jul 9, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Medication Safety for Seniors Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program under which grants for computer hardware and software, as well as other communications capabilities, education, and training, are made available, upon request and on a voluntary basis, to Medicare health care providers to assist them in offsetting the costs of electronic prescribing systems.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 22, 2004
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jul 9, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4805: Ensuring Medication Safety for Seniors Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4805/
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"H.R. 4805: Ensuring Medication Safety for Seniors Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4805/.
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H.R. 4805, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4805/.
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