Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 27, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S895-896)
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 27, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2009 to Jul 23, 2009, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jan 27, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Jan 27, 2009 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jan 27, 2009 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jul 23, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 27, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S895-896)
- Jan 27, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S894-895)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 684 | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Jan 27, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2009Introduced in Senate
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