S. 2618: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for the medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
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S. 2618: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for the medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-07 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-448.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-448. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for the medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for certain qualifying low-income individuals through September 2005. Prescribes allocation amounts for specified periods between January 1, 2004, and September 30, 2005.
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Official text
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for the medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · 4 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2618, An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare Part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005 (2004-11-24); CBO cost estimate: S. 2618, An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare Part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005 (2004-11-24)
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] reported raising $527,998 (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)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2618.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s2618 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108