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Medicare Prescription Drug Sensibility Act

Introduced: February 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 9, 2005
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 9, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Prescription Drug Sensibility Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for the treatment of impotence under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
What's happening now February 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 3, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 9, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 712: Medicare Prescription Drug Sensibility Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-712/
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"H.R. 712: Medicare Prescription Drug Sensibility Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-712/.
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H.R. 712, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-712/.
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