Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 27, 2009 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 26, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 - 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.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2009 to Dec 16, 2009; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Dec 16, 2009 |
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 26, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 27, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 26, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jan 26, 2009Referred 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.
- Jan 26, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H7130 | Chellie Pingree D-ME | Jun 23, 2009 |
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 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-54 | COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM DISCUSSION DRAFT1,055 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 23, 2009–Jun 25, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 330 | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Jan 27, 2009 |
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 deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2009Introduced in House
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.
