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- H.R.5236
H.R.5236: To assure that enrollment in any Medicare prescription drug program is voluntary.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced July 25, 2002
- Latest Major Action Oct. 18, 2002
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Makes enrollment in a prescription drug plan established under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act totally voluntary. Declares that no individual is required to enroll in such a plan as part of any contract with any employer or under any collective bargaining agreement or otherwise.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
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| July 25, 2002 |
Introduced in the House by Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) |