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HR 4399 109th Congress House

Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries' Informed Choice Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the annual enrollment periods of the Medicare prescription drug benefit program and under the Medicar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the annual enrollment periods of the Medicare prescription drug benefit program and under the Medicare Advantage Program, and to suspend Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalties for two years after the initial enrollment period.

Introduced: April 4, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Apr 25, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1713)
Dec 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 18, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Nov 18, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1713)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries' Informed Choice Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend the annual enrollment periods of the Medicare prescription drug benefit program and under the Medicare Advantage program.

Suspends Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalties for two years after the initial enrollment period.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5173 Related bill Suspension of Medicare Prescription Drug Late Enrollment Penalty Act of 2006
  • HR 5263 Related bill To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 and 2007 initial enrollment periods for th…
  • HR 5336 Related bill 2006 Penalty-Free Part D Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 4, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4399: Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries' Informed Choice Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4399/
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"H.R. 4399: Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries' Informed Choice Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4399/.
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H.R. 4399, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4399/.
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