HR 3870
109th Congress
House
Health
Drugs
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay for 2 years implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are not lowest-income subsidy eligible individuals.
Introduced: September 22, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to delay until after 2007 implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for all individuals but the lowest-income subsidy-eligible individuals.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1