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Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D

Introduced: March 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 14, 2007
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.
Mar 14, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare prescription drug benefit late enrollment penalty.

What's happening now March 20, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 30, 2008
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 14, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 14, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 14, 2007
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1521: Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1521/
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"H.R. 1521: Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1521/.
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H.R. 1521, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1521/.
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