HR 4737
109th Congress
House
Health
Access to health care
Appropriations
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Health counseling
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Managed care
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
To provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs for Medicare part D enrollment.
Introduced: February 8, 2006
Introduced by:
Thompson, Mike
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 8, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Feb 8, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Makes additional appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for state health insurance counseling programs on Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan enrollment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Committees of jurisdiction
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