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Prescription Plan Preservation Act of 2004

Introduced: July 22, 2004 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 4, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 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 22, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Plan Preservation Act of 2004 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to condition the payment of Medicare employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintence of current prescription drug benefits.

Requires the actuarial value of prescription drug coverage to be at least equal to the greater of actuarial value of: (1) standard prescription drug coverage (as under current law); or (2) the employment-based retiree health coverage in effect as of December 8, 2003.

What's happening now August 4, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 30, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 7, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4978: Prescription Plan Preservation Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4978/
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"H.R. 4978: Prescription Plan Preservation Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4978/.
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