US Congress House Bill 4527 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-1)
Status: Introduced on September 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-10 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying first responders. Specifically, the bill allows first responders aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if they are retired or otherwise separated from service due to a disability. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option.

Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act

Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-10	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-09-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-09-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-09-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2019-09-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2019-09-26	House	Introduced in House

SB2552 (Same As) 2019-09-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4527/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4527/BILLS-116hr4527ih.pdf