H.R. 4458: Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004
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H.R. 4458: Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-20 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004
Plain summary
Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004 - Provides that if the Comptroller General of the United States determines that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have violated the restriction on using appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda purposes contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 or any other provision of law, the principal campaign committee of the President shall reimburse the Federal Government for the amount used in committing such violation as appropriate. Requires the amount reimbursed to be credited to the appropriate Medicare trust fund to the extent that it was initially appropriated to such trust fund.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · 29 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4458.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4458 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108