Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013

3.0.0 1428 2022-11-15T16:34:56Z 2022-11-15T16:34:56Z House H HR 2013-04-09 113 [Pages H7252-H7253]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:H.R. 3542.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theConstitution: The Congress shall have power to enact thislegislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, andamong the several states, and with the Indian tribes.[[Page H7253]]ADDITIONAL SPONSORSUnder clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills andresolutions as follows:H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards.H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston.H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda.H.R. 274: Mr. Keating.H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon.H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York.H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr.Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee.H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen.H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum.H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee,and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers.H.R. 713: Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr.Honda.H.R. 715: Mr. McNerney and Mr. Perlmutter.H.R. 809: Mr. Fincher.H.R. 919: Mr. Ryan of Ohio.H.R. 997: Mr. Latham and Mrs. Miller of Michigan.H.R. 1020: Ms. Foxx.H.R. 1024: Mr. Barrow of Georgia.H.R. 1124: Mrs. Beatty.H.R. 1179: Mr. Cohen and Mrs. Christensen.H.R. 1199: Mr. Garcia.H.R. 1209: Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Pittenger,Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. King of New York, andMs. Fudge.H.R. 1248: Mr. Bachus.H.R. 1310: Mr. Lamborn.H.R. 1339: Mr. Lipinski and Mrs. Capito.H.R. 1428: Mr. Price of North Carolina.H.R. 1429: Mr. Bishop of New York.H.R. 1449: Mr. Ross, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lummis, and Mr.Southerland.H.R. 1461: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Nugent.H.R. 1518: Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Crenshaw, andMr. Bilirakis.H.R. 1563: Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz,and Mr. Graves of Missouri.H.R. 1601: Mr. Cartwright.H.R. 1616: Mr. Gibson.H.R. 1666: Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr.Lipinski, and Ms. Eshoo.H.R. 1717: Mr. David Scott of Georgia and Ms. Kuster.H.R. 1726: Ms. Frankel of Florida.H.R. 1761: Mr. Roe of Tennessee.H.R. 1779: Mr. Peterson.H.R. 1830: Ms. Esty.H.R. 1851: Ms. Kuster and Mr. Horsford.H.R. 1852: Mr. Ross, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lummis, Mr.Labrador, and Ms. Brownley of California.H.R. 1869: Mr. Wittman.H.R. 1878: Ms. Frankel of Florida.H.R. 1920: Mr. Rigell.H.R. 1985: Mr. Goodlatte.H.R. 1992: Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois and Mr. Sires.H.R. 2027: Mr. Cassidy.H.R. 2028: Mr. Tierney.H.R. 2144: Mr. Duncan of South Carolina.H.R. 2305: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania.H.R. 2385: Mrs. Wagner.H.R. 2446: Mrs. Wagner.H.R. 2553: Ms. Moore, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Titus, and Mr.George Miller of California.H.R. 2560: Mr. Rangel.H.R. 2607: Mrs. Carolyn B. 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(text of measure as introduced: CR S715) Related bill CRS Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 113 1325 HR 2013-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2013-04-22 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-04-12 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-04-09 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 2013-04-09 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 2013-04-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 N K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2013-04-09 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2013-04-09 True M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2013-04-09 True C001075 Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] Bill Cassidy R LA 6 2013-04-09 True Y000031 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13] C. W. 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00 2013-04-09 Introduced in House 2013-04-30T16:12:09Z Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Benefits) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the months of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients.

Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to make eligible for enrollment in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), solely for the purpose of such drug coverage, every individual whose insurance benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) have ended by reason of a kidney transplant or the end of any requirement for a regular course of dialysis.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine a monthly premium rate for such individuals equal to 35% of the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over. Prescribes a formula for detemination of a government contribution to such a premium.

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Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 Display Title Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Introduced in House 2013-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1428ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1428ih.xml 2013-04-22 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.