3.0.0 670 2022-03-03T21:30:42Z 2022-03-03T21:30:42Z House H HR 2013-02-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PIERLUISI:H.R. 670.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 H503]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-19T20:34:47Z Referred to 2013-02-13T15:07:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-15T21:16:30Z Referred to 2013-02-13T15:07:00Z Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 113 324 S 2013-02-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2013-02-19 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-02-15 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-02-13 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 2013-02-13 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 2013-02-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H461-462) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-13 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 R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-02-13 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2013-02-13 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2013-02-13 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-02-13 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2013-02-13 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2013-02-13 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2013-02-13 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2013-02-13 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2013-02-13 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2013-02-13 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2013-02-27 False S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2013-03-05 False Health Health care coverage and access Medicare Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Health 00 2013-02-13 Introduced in House 2013-03-11T20:19:24Z Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents.

Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during a specified transition period.

]]> Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 Display Title Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend part B of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply deemed enrollment to residents of Puerto Rico and to provide a special enrollment period and a reduction in the late enrollment penalties for certain residents of Puerto Rico. Introduced in House 2013-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr670ih/xml/BILLS-113hr670ih.xml 2013-02-19 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.