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HR 4722 109th Congress House

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain full-benefit dual eligible individuals.

Introduced: February 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2006
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.
Feb 8, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) for certain full-benefit dual eligible individuals.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
BOUCHER, RICK
· Feb 8, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 8, 2006
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Feb 8, 2006
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· Feb 8, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4722: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain full-benefit dual eligible individuals.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4722/
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"H.R. 4722: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain full-benefit dual eligible individuals.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4722/.
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H.R. 4722, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4722/.
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[H.R. 4722: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain full-benefit dual eligible individuals.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4722/)
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