United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5667 (107th)
Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2002
Introduced
16 October 2002
Last action
28 October 2002 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Sponsors
GENE GREEN
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits.
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Timeline
16 October 2002
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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
16 October 2002
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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
16 October 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 October 2002
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1890)
Source: IntroReferral
28 October 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 October 2002 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 October 2002
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 October 2002
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 October 2002
Sponsors
- GENE GREEN · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
- · hspw00 · Standing
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5667
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/5667
- us · 107-hr-5667 · source updated 19 August 2025