HR 2226 · 101th Congress · Health

Railroad Retirement Medicare Equity Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-05-03· Sponsored by Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1989-05-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Railroad Retirement Medicare Equity Act of 1989 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to set the same limitation on annual increases in Medicare part B premium deductions from monthly annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 as currently applies to such premium deductions from monthly benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Act, so that such increases cannot exceed cost of living increases in the annuities.…

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Cosponsors (17)

14 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22]IL
Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8]MO
Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]IL
Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8]CA
Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1]TX
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]OH
Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]PA
Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5]KS
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]PA
Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7]MI
Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3]WV
Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5]IN