S 2757 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Prescription Drug Benefit Act of 2002

Introduced Jul 18, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 18, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 18, 2002
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prescription Drug Benefit Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) provide for Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs; and (2) require the revision of Medicare supplemental health insurance (Medigap) policy benefit packages to replace the currently available outpatient prescription drug coverage with coverage that complements but does not duplicate the coverage otherwise available under Medicare.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2002Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 18, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  3. Jul 18, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7041-7042)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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