H.R. 709 · 109th Congress Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 2005 StageIn committee SponsorSam Johnson Introduced2005-02-09 Latest action2005-02-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Follow Summary Text Subjects Cosponsors (7) Votes (0) Actions Cosponsors (7) Shelley Sekula-Gibbs Former member House TX Republican J.D. Hayworth Former member House AZ Republican Doc Hastings Former member House WA Republican Mark Souder Former member House IN Republican Sheila Jackson Lee Former memberHouseTXDemocrat Wally Herger Former member House CA Republican Charlie Norwood Former member House GA Republican