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HR 2108 116th Congress House Health Health care coverage and access Home and outpatient care Hospital care Medicare Social security and elderly assistance

Retirement Freedom Act

Introduced: April 25, 2019 Introduced by: Palmer, Gary J. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Apr 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retirement Freedom Act

This bill allows an individual to opt out of Medicare hospital services benefits without also having to opt out of Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits and without having to repay Medicare hospital services benefits already received. The bill also allows an individual to opt back in with no penalty.

What's happening now April 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 4537 Related bill RECOVERY Act
  • HR 9064 Related bill Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020
  • S 1030 Identical bill Retirement Freedom Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 6
R
Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jul 22, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Jun 4, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 9, 2019
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · May 3, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 30, 2019
Brooks, Mo
· Apr 25, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Apr 25, 2019
Buck, Ken
· Apr 12, 2019
Lesko, Debbie
· Apr 9, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 4, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2108: Retirement Freedom Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2108/
MLA
"H.R. 2108: Retirement Freedom Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2108/.
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H.R. 2108, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2108/.
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[H.R. 2108: Retirement Freedom Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2108/)
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