HR 1199 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Charles B. Rangel D-NY

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Latest action · Mar 24, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 11, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) under which each individual who is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) or eligible to enroll under Medicare part B (Supplemental Medical Insurance) is entitled to obtain qualified prescription drug coverage.

Outlines standard coverage benefit packages. Includes for the standard package a monthly premium of $25, an annual deductible of $100, a coinsurance of 20 percent and an annual out-of-pocket spending limit of $2,000. Directs the Secretary to negotiate fair prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of SSA title XVIII to provide for the availability of prescription medicine benefits under the Medicare+Choice program.

Provides for accelerated generic drug competition under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Cosponsors 132

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2003 to Jun 9, 2003; 121 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-WVAlan B. MollohanOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 11, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXChris BellOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-FLKendrick B. MeekOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CALois CappsOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-ARMike RossOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MORichard A. GephardtOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-VARick BoucherOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-PATim HoldenOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NMTom UdallOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-AZEd PastorMar 13, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderMar 13, 2003
D-TNLincoln DavisMar 18, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyMar 26, 2003
D-GADavid ScottApr 29, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelApr 29, 2003
D-OHTim RyanApr 29, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMay 15, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneJun 2, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 5, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJun 9, 2003

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 11, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 24, 2003
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 11, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 20, 2003

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 20, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Mar 12, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E431-432)
  4. Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House
  5. Mar 11, 2003Referred 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.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5542Elijah E. Cummings D-MDJun 18, 2003
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E431, E433, E444Charles B. Rangel D-NY, Fortney Pete Stark D-CA, Janice D. Schakowsky D-ILMar 12, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-7EXPANDING COVERAGE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN MEDICARE127 pagesWays and Means CommitteeApr 9, 2003
Serial No. 108-15IMPACT OF THE SECTION 201 SAFEGUARD ACTION ON CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS257 pagesWays and Means CommitteeMar 26, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary Medicare prescription medicine benefit, to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House

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