US HB928 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-07 - 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 2013 - 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 2013
Sponsors
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO] | Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. George Miller [D-CA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] |
| Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2013-03-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2013-02-28 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2013-02-28 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2013-02-28 | 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. |
Same As/Similar To
SB408 (Related) 2013-02-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1016-1017)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/928/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr928/BILLS-113hr928ih.pdf |
