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HR 997 104th Congress House Health Chiropractic and chiropractors Medicare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the medicare program of certain chiropractic services authorized to be performed under State law.

Introduced: February 21, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 21, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 21, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to certain services for the treatment of spinal conditions that are conducted by State-licensed doctors of chiropractic legally authorized by the State to provide them.

What's happening now February 27, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 3
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 13, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 19, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 4, 1995
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 22, 1995
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 12, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 3, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 7, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 5, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 997: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the medicare program of certain chiropractic services authorized to be performed under State law.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-997/
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"H.R. 997: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the medicare program of certain chiropractic services authorized to be performed under State law.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-997/.
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H.R. 997, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-997/.
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