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S 2473 108th Congress Senate Health Bush (George W.) Administration Campaign funds Collection of accounts Congress Congressional investigations Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Government publicity Government trust funds Medicare Political advertising Social Welfare

Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004

Introduced: May 21, 2004 See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6089)
May 21, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6088-6089, S6089-6093)
May 21, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004 - Provides that if the Comptroller General of the United States determines that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have violated the restriction on using appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda purposes contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 or any other provision of law, the principal campaign committee of the President shall reimburse the Federal Government for the amount used in committing such violation as appropriate. Requires the amount reimbursed to be credited to the appropriate Medicare trust fund to the extent that it was initially appropriated to such trust fund.

What's happening now May 21, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6089)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4458 Identical bill Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004
 Bill text 1 version

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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 21, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2473: Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2473/
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"S. 2473: Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2473/.
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S. 2473, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2473/.
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