United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4557 (109th)
Medicare Prescription Drug Late Enrollment Penalty Repeal Act of 2005
Introduced
15 December 2005
Last action
3 January 2006 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Late Enrollment Penalty Repeal Act of 2005 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare prescription drug benefit late enrollment penalty and to extend the initial enrollment period for 2006 through July 15, 2006.
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Timeline
15 December 2005
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2005
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 December 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4557
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4557
- us · 109-hr-4557 · source updated 15 August 2025