3.0.0 1357 2021-09-28T13:28:20Z 2021-09-28T13:28:20Z House H HR 2011-04-04 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PIERLUISI:H.R. 1357.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of the Congress to provide for the general welfareof the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution such power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make rules andregulations respecting the U.S. territories, as enumerated inArticle IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.[Page H2293]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-19T20:07:10Z Referred to 2011-04-04T16:01:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-04T15:28:01Z Referred to 2011-04-04T16:01:05Z 2011-04-19 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-04-04 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-04-04 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-04-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. N C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2011-04-04 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2011-04-04 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2011-04-04 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-04-04 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2011-04-04 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2011-04-04 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2011-04-04 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2011-04-04 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 12 2011-04-04 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2011-04-04 True L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2011-04-07 False S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 2011-05-23 False K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-11] Adam Kinzinger R IL 11 2011-05-23 False Health Caribbean area Medicare Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Health 00 2011-04-04 Introduced in House 2011-05-31T16:29:52Z Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) to: (1) extend to three years the initial enrollment period; and (2) limit the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty.

Directs the Administrator of Social Security to implement a plan to: (1) better inform individuals residing in Puerto Rico who are potential beneficiaries under Medicare part B about their eligibility to enroll and of the consequences of late enrollment; and (2) facilitate the enrollment of those desiring to so enroll.

]]> Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2011 Display Title Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to change the rules relating to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B of the Medicare program. Introduced in House 2011-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1357ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1357ih.xml 2011-04-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.