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HR 5336 109th Congress House

2006 Penalty-Free Part D Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to suspend the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty during 2006.

Introduced: May 11, 2006 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 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.
May 10, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

2006 Penalty-Free Part D Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to suspend the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty during 2006.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4399 Related bill Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries' Informed Choice Act of 2005
  • HR 4557 Related bill Medicare Prescription Drug Late Enrollment Penalty Repeal Act of 2005
  • HR 5116 Related bill Choice for America's Seniors Act of 2006
  • HR 5173 Related bill Suspension of Medicare Prescription Drug Late Enrollment Penalty Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 23, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· May 12, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 11, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5336: 2006 Penalty-Free Part D Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5336/
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"H.R. 5336: 2006 Penalty-Free Part D Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5336/.
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H.R. 5336, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5336/.
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