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HR 5076 116th Congress House

Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that the treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under Medicare part D is consistent with the treatment of vaccines under Medicare part B, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 28, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Nov 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 13, 2019
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.
Nov 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019

This bill specifies that certain deductible, coinsurance, initial coverage limit, and cost-sharing requirements that apply under the Medicare prescription drug benefit shall not apply with respect to vaccines that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must provide to Medicare beneficiaries specified information regarding (1) coverage of vaccines for seniors, and (2) access to recommended vaccines without cost-sharing.

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  • S 1872 Identical bill Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 29 Republican 5
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 24, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 24, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Aug 14, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Aug 14, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Aug 14, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Aug 4, 2020
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Garamendi, John
California · Aug 4, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Aug 4, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Aug 4, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 4, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Aug 4, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Aug 4, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 21, 2020
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Bera, Ami
California · Jul 16, 2020
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Jul 16, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 24, 2020
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 24, 2020
Long, Billy
· Jun 24, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jun 24, 2020
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 28, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 28, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 28, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 28, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· May 28, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 28, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 28, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 28, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 28, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 13, 2020
Walorski, Jackie
· Mar 13, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 4, 2020
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 3, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 18, 2019
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Nov 21, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· Nov 13, 2019
Roe, David
· Nov 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5076: Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5076/
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"H.R. 5076: Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5076/.
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H.R. 5076, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5076/.
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