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Proposed Legislation - 107th Congress



Proposed legislation emerging from  the 107th Congress. Significant actions on bills are noted in RED. Click on the bill number to see the entire bill on the Thomas Legislation Page

Prescription and Drug Related:

S.10 - Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2001 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicare program.

S.125 - Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 2001  

S.186 - Generic Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act of 2001 

H.R.68 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs. 

H.R.339 -  Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2001   

S.812 -  Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2001. Passed the Senate 08/01/02. There is a related bill in the House - H.R.1862

Health Care

S.24 - Health Care Assurance Act of 2001 

H.R.2 - Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act of 2001 

H.R.55 - To make the Federal employees health benefits program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health insurance, and for other purposes. 

H.R.82 - Notch Baby Health Care Relief Act 

H.R.274 - Seniors' Health Care Bill of Rights of 2001   

H.R.898 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services under part B of the Medicare Program.

H.J.RES.13 - Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities... 

H.RES.29 - Relating to the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease.   

Retirement Benefits

S.278 and H.R.179 - Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act

S.611 and  H.R.664 - Government Pension Offset Reform Act

S.631 and H.R.10 - Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 2001

H.R.12 - IRA Fairness Act of 2001   

H.R.155 - Retirement Account Portability Act of 2001   

H.R.180 - Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 

H.R.446 - Federal Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Relief Act

H.R.831 - The Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2001

H.R.1073 - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the Windfall Elimination Provision.

Privacy

S.6 - Patients' Bill of Rights Act 

S.283 - Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001   

Taxes

S.181 - Older Americans Tax Fairness Act

H.R.12 - IRA Fairness Act of 2001   

H.R.192 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.  

H.R.209 - Seniors Tax Equity Act of 2001 

H.R.831 - The Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2001

Security Assistance

H.R.388 - Home Energy Assistance Targeted for Seniors Act 

H.R.336 - Surviving Spouses and Dependents Outreach Enhancement and Veterans Casework Improvement Act 

H.R.425 - Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2001 

H.R.962 - Low Income Energy Reinvestment Act  

Voting Rights

S.17 - Federal Elections Reform Act of 2001

S.218 - Election Reform Act of 2001 

H.R.263 - Election Reform Act of 2001 
   

Social Security

H.R.14 - Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform Act of 2001 

H.R.80 - Notch Baby Act of 2001 

H.R.97, H.R.853 and S.825  - Notch Fairness Act of 2001 

H.R.166  - To strengthen and protect Social Security 

H.R.832 - To guarantee the right of individuals to receive social security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment.

H.R.849 - Savings Account for Every American Act of 2001

H.R.870 - Social Security Notch Act of 2001

H.R.1069 - Bipartisan Social Security Reform and Results Commission Act of 2001

H.R.1091 - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, and for other purposes.

 

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