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HR 2235 111th Congress House

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to…

Official title: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.

Introduced: May 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 4, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 4, 2009
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 4, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2235: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2235/
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"H.R. 2235: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2235/.
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H.R. 2235, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2235/.
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[H.R. 2235: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2235/)
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