Key Votes
S Amdt 3598 - Outpatient Prescription Drugs Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Joe Biden, Jr. voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- H Amdt 760 - OSHA Ergonomic Protection Amendment
- H Amdt 788 - Higher Education Funding Amendment
- S Amdt 3598 - Outpatient Prescription Drugs Amendment
- S Amdt 3655 - Funding for Special Education Amendment
- S Amdt 3689 - Social Security and Medicare Surplus Amendment
- S Amdt 3690 - Off-budget Lockbox Amendment
- S Amdt 3694 - Health Care Amendment
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (Senate) (44-53) - June 22, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: Outpatient Prescription Drugs Amendment
Vote to adopt an amendment that would provide prescription drugs to consumers through Medicare.
- Requires Medicare to pay half of prescription drug costs.
- Requires consumers to pay a $250 deductible.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - June 22, 2000
Title: Outpatient Prescription Drugs Amendment
Sponsors
- Charles S. Robb (VA - D) (Out Of Office)