Medicare Rx Drug Discount Act of 2003
Latest action · Feb 14, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2003 to May 22, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Jim Kolbe | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-SD | William J. Janklow | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Feb 13, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | May 22, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2003 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 31, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to endorse prescription drug discount cards for use by Medicare beneficiaries.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Rx Drug Discount Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Communication in medicine
- Consumer complaints
- Consumer discounts
- Consumer education
- Cost effectiveness
- Deceptive advertising
- Drug industry
- Drug interactions
- Drugs
- Electronic government information
- Fees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health counseling
- Health education
- Internet
- Medical records
- Medicare
- Prescription pricing
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Telephone
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2003Introduced in House
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