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HR 1038 105th Congress House Health Acupuncture Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Medical fees Medicare Social Welfare

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 1997

Introduced: March 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to House Government Reform
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Government Reform and Oversight, 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.
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Mar 12, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 1997 - Provides for coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

What's happening now March 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 9, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 17, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1038: Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1038/
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"H.R. 1038: Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1038/.
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H.R. 1038, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1038/.
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