H.R. 1536 - Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Lloyd Doggett
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007
H.R. 1536 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Lloyd Doggett
- Co-Sponsors
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo
- Bob Filner
- Eni F. H. Faleomavaega
- Timothy H. Bishop
- Donna M. Christensen
- Brad Miller
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis J. Kucinich
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Jerrold Nadler
- Tom Udall
- G. K. Butterfield
- Paul Kanjorski
- Gene Green
- Barton Gordon
- James P. McGovern
- John F. Tierney
- Artur Davis
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Henry Cuellar
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Yvette D. Clarke
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- Michael Arcuri
- Solomon Ortiz
- Eliot L. Engel
- Nita M. Lowey
- Charles B. Rangel
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Melvin L. Watt
- Kathy Castor
- Dennis Cardoza
- Allyson Y. Schwartz
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Michael McNulty
- Michael E. Capuano
- Adam B. Schiff
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Earl Pomeroy
- Gary L. Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Jason Altmire
- Michael H. Michaud
- James Marshall
- Edolphus Towns
- Diana DeGette
- Hilda Solis
- Charles A. Gonzalez
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Dale E. Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen F. Lynch
- David Wu
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Doris O. Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Fortney Pete Stark
- André Carson
- Jerry F. Costello
- Juanita Millender-McDonald
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James R. Langevin
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Robert E. Andrews
- Loretta Sanchez
- Harry Mitchell
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Ben Chandler
- Joe Courtney
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Neil Abercrombie
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Joseph Crowley
- John A. Yarmuth
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn C. Woolsey
- Steven R. Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Tammy Baldwin
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Maurice D. Hinchey
- Robert Berry
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Joe Sestak
- Bobby L. Rush
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- José E. Serrano
- Xavier Becerra
- Peter Welch
- Marcy Kaptur
- Martin Meehan
- Rahm Emanuel
- James Oberstar
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Thomas Edwards
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Mike McIntyre
- Jay Inslee
- Chris Van Hollen
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny K. Davis
- David E. Price
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- John P. Sarbanes
- Richard E. Neal
- William Jefferson
- Frederick Boucher
- Bart Stupak
- Michael M. Honda
- Brian Higgins
- James P. Moran
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Susan A. Davis
- Ed Pastor
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Stephanie Jones
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander M. Levin
- David Scott
- Howard L. Berman
- John W. Olver
- Mike Ross
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Michael F. Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Henry A. Waxman
- John B. Larson
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- George Miller
- Julia Carson
- James E. Clyburn
- Subjects
- Health policy
- Aged
- Coinsurance
- Drugs
- Economic policy
- Finance
- Indexing (Economic policy)
- Insurance premiums
- Medical care
- Medical economics
- Medicare
- Medicine
- Prescription pricing
- Tax returns
- Taxation
- Welfare
- Welfare eligibility
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/15/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/15/2007 3/15/2007 Referred 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. 3/15/2007 Referred to House Energy and Commerce 3/15/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means 3/16/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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