3.0.0 4163 2023-01-11T13:32:30Z 2023-01-11T13:32:30Z House HR 2015-12-02 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PIERLUISI:H.R. 4163.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 territories of the United States,as enumerated in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of theConstitution.[Page H8971]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-04T14:14:58Z Referred to 2015-12-02T15:01:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-02T20:25:12Z Referred to 2015-12-02T15:01:45Z Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015 114 2342 S 2015-12-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2015-12-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-12-02 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-12-02 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 2015-12-02 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-02 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 2015-12-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-02 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 B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-12-02 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2015-12-02 True P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2015-12-02 True R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2015-12-02 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2015-12-02 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2015-12-02 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-12-02 True M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2015-12-07 False Health Health care coverage and access Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs U.S. territories and protectorates Health 00 2015-12-02 Introduced in House 2016-11-17T17:51:28Z Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015

This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make certain income-based subsidies available to Medicare prescription drug program beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible.

Current law makes such beneficiaries ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription drugs. The bill retains a process for U.S. territories to apply for such assistance, but alters the formula by which the amount of assistance is calculated. Specifically, the bill phases in modifications to the formula that more closely align how assistance is calculated for U.S. territories with how it is calculated for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

]]> Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015 Display Title Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income Medicare part D beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another territory of the United States. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4163ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4163ih.xml 2015-12-04 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.