A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
108th Congress (2003–2004)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on June 27, 2003 but was never passed by the House.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
4 Cosponsors (3 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Opportunity Knocking to Bring Medicare into 21st Century”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Aug 15, 2003
“Frequently Asked Questions About the New State Sales Tax Deduction”
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Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
on Oct 18, 2004
“Representative Zoe Lofgren to HOst Town Hall Meetings this Saturday”
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA18]
on Oct 9, 2003
History
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Jun 11, 2003
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Introduced
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Jun 12, 2003
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 27, 2003
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Jun 27, 2003
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Alternative Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1 (108th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1 (108th). |
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Jun 27, 2003
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. |
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Jul 7, 2003
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Nov 22, 2003
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Alternative Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Nov 25, 2003
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Dec 8, 2003
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Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1 (108th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1 (108th). |
S. 1 (108th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1. This is the one from the 108th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 9, 2004. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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