US HB4628 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows beneficiaries to qualify for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit without having to meet certain resource requirements.
Title
Better Tools to Lower Costs Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-10-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-10-08 | House | 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. |
| 2019-10-08 | House | 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. |
| 2019-10-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4628/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4628/BILLS-116hr4628ih.pdf |
