US HB684 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; and (2) an appeals process for denials of benefits under a Medicare operated prescription drug plan.
Title
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI] | Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR] | Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY] | Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA] |
| Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO] |
| Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] | Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] | Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY] |
| Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI] | Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] |
| Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME] | Rep. John Murtha [D-PA] |
| Rep. John Olver [D-MA] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS] |
| Rep. John Tierney [D-MA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL] |
| Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | |
| 2009-01-26 | Referred to House Ways and Means | |
| 2009-01-26 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce | |
| 2009-01-26 | 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. |
Same As/Similar To
SB330 (Same As) 2009-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S895-896)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/684/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr684/BILLS-111hr684ih.pdf |
