H.R. 1 · 108th Congress · enacted
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
Became Public Law No: 108-173.
Latest official action 2003-12-08 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 - Title I: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program). Establishes a new optional Medicare prescription drug benefit program augmenting with a comprehensive, flexible, and permanent voluntary prescription drug benefit program the limited coverage of certain outpatient prescription drugs, biologicals, and vaccines currently covered under the Medicare program under its original fee-for-service component under both Medicare parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) and under its managed care, medical savings account (MSA), and private fee-for-service component under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice). Provides under this new prescription drug benefit program for offering eligible Medicare beneficiaries, regardless of income or health status, access to more coverage options, options which provide enhanced benefits, with cost-sharing, and additional beneficiary protections and assistance, such as access to negotiated prices, catastrophic coverage limits, and premium subsidies for certain low-income beneficiaries. Provides for these options to be offered through both: (1) a new Medicare part C Medicare Advantage (MA) program that integrates basic medical cove…
Congressional Research Service · 2003-12-08
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Shelley Moore Capito
Senate · WV · Republican
$1,950,210PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sam Graves
House · MO District 6 · Republican
$891,107PAC receipts · 2025–2026
20 of 20 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$20,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$19,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$17,500
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$15,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$15,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$15,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$15,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$15,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$15,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
HERZOG PAC$14,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $14,000
Official PAC recordJACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC)$14,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$14,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$13,150
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$12,625
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$12,500
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)$12,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$12,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$12,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,088
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC)$11,500
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)$11,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$11,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$11,000
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$11,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$11,000
WSP USA INC. PAC$11,000
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$10,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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