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Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2006

Introduced: July 28, 2006 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
Jul 28, 2006
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.
Jul 28, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Service to provide for an expedited process for the qualification for low-income assistance through a request to the Secretary of the Treasury for tax return and other information sufficient to identify: (1) whether the individual involved is likely eligible for subsidies; and (2) the amount of premium and cost-sharing subsidies for which they would qualify based on such information.

Increases the maximum permissible resource level for subsidy eligibility.

Waives the late enrollment penalty for subsidy-eligible individuals for the first 24 months of non-enrollment.

What's happening now August 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 29 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 28, 2006
BERRY, MARION
· Jul 28, 2006
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 28, 2006
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 28, 2006
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 28, 2006
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 28, 2006
Davis, Artur
· Jul 28, 2006
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2006
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 28, 2006
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 28, 2006
EDWARDS, CHET
· Jul 28, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Jul 28, 2006
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 28, 2006
HARMAN, JANE
· Jul 28, 2006
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 28, 2006
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 28, 2006
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Jul 28, 2006
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Jul 28, 2006
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 28, 2006
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 28, 2006
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 28, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2006
Meek, Kendrick
· Jul 28, 2006
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 28, 2006
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Jul 28, 2006
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 28, 2006
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 28, 2006
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2006
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 2006
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Jul 28, 2006
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2006
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 28, 2006
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 28, 2006
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2006
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 28, 2006
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 28, 2006
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 28, 2006
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 28, 2006
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 28, 2006
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5969: Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5969/
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"H.R. 5969: Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5969/.
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H.R. 5969, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5969/.
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