Reforming an Entitlement through Premium Adjustments based on Income Resources (REPAIR) Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 24, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 24, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reforming an Entitlement through Premium Adjustments based on Income Resources (REPAIR) Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require an income-related reduction in the part D premium subsidy.
Declares that, in the case of an individual whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds a certain applicable threshold amount for a month after December 2009, the monthly amount of the part D premium subsidy shall be reduced (and the monthly beneficiary premium shall be increased) by the monthly adjustment amount determined according to a specified formula.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2009 to Apr 24, 2009; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Mar 31, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Apr 24, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 24, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their premiums under the Medicare prescription drug program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reforming an Entitlement through Premium Adjustments based on Income Resources (REPAIR) Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2009Introduced in Senate
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