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S 2344 109th Congress Senate Health Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Insurance premiums Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Subsidies

Existing Drug Coverage Protection Act of 2006

Introduced: March 1, 2006 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 1, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Existing Drug Coverage Protection Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply to State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs, and the states offering such programs, the special rules for subsidy payments by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sponsors of qualified retiree prescription drug plans for each qualified covered retiree.

What's happening now March 1, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4996 Identical bill Existing Drug Coverage Protection Act of 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2344: Existing Drug Coverage Protection Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2344/
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"S. 2344: Existing Drug Coverage Protection Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2344/.
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S. 2344, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2344/.
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