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Providing that consideration in the House of Representatives and its committees and subcommittees thereof of any legislation changing existing law with respect to medicare or medicaid pursuant to the…

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Providing that consideration in the House of Representatives and its committees and subcommittees thereof of any legislation changing existing law with respect to medicare or medicaid pursuant to the reconciliation instructions of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 shall be preceded by adequate time for public examination of such legislation and public hearings thereon, and expressing the sense of the House that the Senate should similarly provide for such public examination and hearings.

Introduced: September 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.
Sep 13, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sep 13, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that any markup in the committees or subcommittees of the House of Representatives of any legislation changing existing law concerning Medicare or Medicaid pursuant to the reconciliation instructions of the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY 1996 be preceded by a minimum of four weeks for public disclosure of and public hearings on the legislative text of such changes.

Prohibits such legislation from being considered in the House until such requirements have been met.

Expresses the sense of the House that the Senate should adopt a similar schedule for public disclosure and hearings on the legislative text of any such changes.

What's happening now January 3, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 221: Providing that consideration in the House of Representatives and its committees and subcommittees thereof of any legislation changing existing law with respect to medicare or medicaid pursuant to the reconciliation instructions of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 shall be preceded by adequate time for public examination of such legislation and public hearings thereon, and expressing the sense of the House that the Senate should similarly provide for such public examination and hearings.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-221/
MLA
"H. Res. 221: Providing that consideration in the House of Representatives and its committees and subcommittees thereof of any legislation changing existing law with respect to medicare or medicaid pursuant to the reconciliation instructions of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 shall be preceded by adequate time for public examination of such legislation and public hearings thereon, and expressing the sense of the House that the Senate should similarly provide for such public examination and hearings.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-221/.
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H. Res. 221, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-221/.
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[H. Res. 221: Providing that consideration in the House of Representatives and its committees and subcommittees thereof of any legislation changing existing law with respect to medicare or medicaid pursuant to the reconciliation instructions of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 shall be preceded by adequate time for public examination of such legislation and public hearings thereon, and expressing the sense of the House that the Senate should similarly provide for such public examination and hearings.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-221/)
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