Number: RL32029 Title: New Medicare Agency Provisions of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House Authors: Jennifer Boulanger, Domestic Social Policy Division Abstract: On June 27, 2003, the Senate passed the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003 by a vote of 76-21. Later that same evening, the House passed the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2003 by a recorded vote of 216-215 with one voting present. This report provides a side-be-side comparison of the two bills. Pages: 11 Date: Updated July 25, 2003