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Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and im… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2003 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 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2003
See also H.R.1.
Jul 7, 2003
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 138.
Jul 7, 2003
Senate vitiated previous passage pursuant to the order of June 26, 2003.
Jul 7, 2003
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 1 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 7, 2003
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 1 as an amendment.
Jun 27, 2003
Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
Jun 27, 2003
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 21. Record Vote Number: 262.
Jun 27, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 21. Record Vote Number: 262.
Jun 27, 2003
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 26, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8605-8633, S8635-8678, S8679-8685, S8686-8707)
Jun 25, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8479-8546)
Jun 24, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8386-8426, S8429-8431)
Jun 23, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8323-8356)
Jun 20, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8265-8295)
Jun 19, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8169-8201, S8202-8216)
Jun 18, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8013-8116; text of measure as reported in Senate with modification: CR S8020-8088)
Jun 17, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7947-7974)
Jun 16, 2003
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7906-7922)
Jun 13, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
Jun 13, 2003
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Jun 12, 2003
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 11, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7720)
Jun 11, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jun 26, 2003 Senate · vote #262 On Passage of the Bill S. 1 Passed 76–21 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 203

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

67 agreed to 17 failed 119 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,133 Grassley, Chuck To provide for a managers' amendment. Agreed to Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,110 – To ensure that beneficiaries initially covered by a private insurer under this act who are subsequently cover… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,091 – To extend certian municipal health service demonstration projects. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,090 – To permit direct payment under the Medicare program for clinical social worker services provided to residents… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,089 – To provide equitable treatment for certian children's hospitals. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,088 – To provide equitable treatment for children's hospitals. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,077 – To provide for the redistribution of unused resident positions. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,076 – To provide for the treatment of payments to certain comprehensie cancer centers. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,075 – To permanently extend a moratorium on the treatment of a certain facility as an institution for mental diseas… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,073 – To allow the Secretary to include in the definition of special Medicare choice plans for special needs benefi… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,061 – To provide for treatment of Hawaii as a low-DSH State for purposes of determining a Medicaid DSH allotment fo… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,060 – To provide for an income-related increase in the part B premium for individuals with income in excess of $75,… Failed Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,051 – To ensure convenient access to pharmacies and prohibit the tying of contracts Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,041 Murkowski, Lisa To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a frontier extended stay clinic demonstratio… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,039 – To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 100 percent reimbursement for medical assistance pro… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,037 – To provide conforming changes regarding federally qualified health centers. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,024 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,021 – To address Medicare payment inequities. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,020 – To permanently and fully equalize the standardized payment rate beginning in fiscal year 2004. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,019 – To provide for coverage for self-injected biologicals under part B of the medicare program until Medicare Pre… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,012 – To provide Medicare beneficiaries with an additional choice of Medicare Prescription Drug plans under part D … Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,004 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to freeze the indirect medical education adjustment percentag… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 999 – To provide for the development of quality indicators for the priority areas of the Institute of Medicine, for… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 993 – To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of cardiovascular screening tests unde… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 990 Murray, Patty To make improvements in the MedicareAdvantage benchmarks determinations. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 986 – To make prescription drug coverage available beginning on July 1, 2004. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 980 – To expand assistance with coverage for legal immigrants under the Medicaid program and SCHIP to include citiz… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 979 – To ensure that current prescription drug benefits to medicare-eligible enrollees in the Federal Employees Hea… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 977 – To require that benefits be made available under part D on January 1, 2004. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 973 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the authorization of reimbursements for all me… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 965 – To establish a Council for Technology and Innovation. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 964 – To include coverage for tobacco cessation products. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 962 – To provide reimbursement for Federally qualified health centers participating in Medicare managed care. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 958 – To increase the availability of discounted prescription drugs. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 954 – To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop literacy standards for informational materia… Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 953 – To provide training to long-term care ombudsman. Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 934 – To ensure coverage for syringes for the administration of insulin, and necessary medical supplies associated … Withdrawn Jun 27, 2003
SAMDT 1,132 – To allow eligible beneficiaries in MedicareAdvantage plans to elect zero premium, stop-loss drug coverage pro… Withdrawn Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,126 – To provide for the treatment of certain entities for purposes of payments under the Medicare program. Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,122 – To provide for improvements in access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals. Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,121 – To express the sense of them Senate concerning the structure of Medicare reform and the prescription drug ben… Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,118 – To express the sense of the Senate regarding the establishment of a nationwide permanent lifestyle modificati… Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,117 – To establish the Safety net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission. Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,115 – To express the sense of the Senate concerning Medicare payments to physicians and other health professionals. Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,114 – To require the GAO to study the impact of price controls on pharmaceuticals. Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,111 – To ensure that current retirees who have prescription drug coverage who will lose their prescription drug cov… Failed Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,108 Durbin, Richard J. To provide additional assistance for certain eligible beneficiaries under part D. Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,106 – To establish a Citizens Health Care Working Group to facilitate public debate about how to improve the health… Agreed to Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,103 – To reduce aggregate beneficiary obligations by $2,400,000,000 per year beginning in 2009. Failed Jun 26, 2003
SAMDT 1,102 McConnell, Mitch To protect seniors with cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or Alzheimer's disease. Agreed to Jun 26, 2003

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 Latest action July 7, 2003

See also H.R.1.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to amend title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the Medicare program and to provide prescription drug coverage under the Medicare program.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1 Related document Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1: Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1/
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