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HR 3861 109th Congress House

Medicare Informed Choice Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide extended and additional protection to Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medicare prescription drug benefit during 2006.

Introduced: May 10, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Oct 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 22, 2005
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.
Sep 22, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1932)
Sep 22, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Informed Choice Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for an extended period of open enrollment during all of 2006 without late enrollment penalty; (2) give Medicare beneficiaries the opportunity to make a one-time change in prescription drug plan enrollment at any point in 2006; and (3) provide protection from loss of employment-based retiree health coverage upon enrollment for Medicare prescription drug benefit, including a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug benefit, during 2006.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1841 Identical bill Medicare Informed Choice Act of 2005
  • HRES 585 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3861) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide extended…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 64
All 64 Democratic 34 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 10, 2006
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2006
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 9, 2006
Davis, Lincoln
· May 4, 2006
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· May 4, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 8, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 1, 2006
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Mar 1, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2006
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 1, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 1, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 1, 2006
Chandler, Ben
· Jan 31, 2006
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 31, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Jan 31, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 31, 2006
Salazar, John
· Jan 31, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 31, 2006
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 17, 2005
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Dec 17, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Dec 17, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Dec 14, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Dec 14, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · Dec 14, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 13, 2005
INSLEE, JAY
· Dec 13, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Dec 13, 2005
Cardoza, Dennis
· Dec 8, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Dec 8, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 8, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 18, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Nov 18, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 18, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Nov 17, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Nov 16, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Nov 16, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Nov 16, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Nov 16, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Nov 16, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 16, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Nov 16, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· Nov 16, 2005
POMEROY, EARL
· Nov 16, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Nov 16, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Nov 15, 2005
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2005
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Nov 15, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Nov 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3861: Medicare Informed Choice Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3861/
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"H.R. 3861: Medicare Informed Choice Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3861/.
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H.R. 3861, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3861/.
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