File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Hollinger,
Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier,
Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
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Medicare - Prescription Drug Benefit
Requesting the United States House of Representatives and the United
States Senate to enact legislation providing for prescription drug
coverage as part of the federal Medicare program.
Senate Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/20
- Re-referred Finance
- 2/26
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/7
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/19
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
- 3/19
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier, District 8
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONGRESS, U. S
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- ELDERLY PERSONS
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 247370/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 17, 2003 at:
9:19 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- March 19, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)