Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 13, 2019 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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019
This bill specifies that certain deductible, coinsurance, initial coverage limit, and cost-sharing requirements that apply under the Medicare prescription drug benefit shall not apply with respect to vaccines that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must provide to Medicare beneficiaries specified information regarding (1) coverage of vaccines for seniors, and (2) access to recommended vaccines without cost-sharing.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2019 to Sep 24, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Mar 3, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 28, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 28, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | May 28, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 28, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 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.
- Nov 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1872 | Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 13, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medicare
- Minority health
- Neurological disorders
- Prescription drugs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2019Introduced in House
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