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HR 6563 115th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Medicare Prescription drugs

Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act

Introduced: July 26, 2018 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 26, 2018
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.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act

This bill makes permanent certain limitations on the growth rate of the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

What's happening now August 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6563: Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6563/
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"H.R. 6563: Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6563/.
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H.R. 6563, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6563/.
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