A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for the medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
Latest action · Dec 8, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-448.
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.
- IntroducedJul 7, 2004
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2004
- Passed HouseNov 19, 2004
- To the PresidentNov 29, 2004
- Became lawDec 8, 2004Public Law 108-448
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for certain qualifying low-income individuals through September 2005.
Prescribes allocation amounts for specified periods between January 1, 2004, and September 30, 2005.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 7, 2004 to Sep 28, 2004; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Jul 7, 2004 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Jul 7, 2004 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jul 7, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Sep 28, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 7, 2004Discharged Nov 16, 2004 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2004 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2004Signed by President.
- Dec 8, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-448.
- Nov 29, 2004Presented to President.
- Nov 19, 2004Mr. Barton (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 19, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10053-10054)
- Nov 19, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2618.
- Nov 19, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10053)
- Nov 19, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 16, 2004Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11390-11391)
- Nov 16, 2004Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11390-11391)
- Nov 16, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11391)
- Nov 16, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 16, 2004Received in the House.
- Nov 16, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jul 7, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jul 7, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7754-7755)
- Jul 7, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10053, H10054Text printed H10053 | Joe Barton R-TX, John D. Dingell D-MI, John W. Olver D-MA, Steve Israel D-NY | Nov 19, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11390Text printed S11391 | William H. Frist R-TN | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7754 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Max Baucus D-MT | Jul 7, 2004 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Nov 24, 2004S. 2618, An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare Part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 19, 2004</p>
- Nov 24, 2004S. 2618, An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare Part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 19, 2004
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5160 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005. | Related bill | Oct 8, 2004 |
| HR 5189 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005. | Related bill | Nov 19, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for the medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 16, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 16, 2004Referred in House
- Jul 7, 2004Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.