Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 17, 2019 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8207)
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.
- IntroducedOct 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2019
This bill specifies that certain Medicaid enrollees automatically qualify for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill automatically qualifies individuals who were enrolled in Medicaid before they turned 65 (as part of Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) and whose income is below 200% of the federal poverty line.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 11, 2019 to Dec 17, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Oct 11, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Dec 17, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 11, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 11, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 11, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 14, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8207)
- Oct 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 11, 2019Referred 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.
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 H8207 | Chris Pappas D-NH | Oct 17, 2019 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 161, October 11, 2019, page H8112.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3 | Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2020 |
| HR 1167 | Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 19, 2021 |
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 provide for the automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 11, 2019Introduced 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.
