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HR 1061 105th Congress House Health Immunosuppressive drugs Medicare Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: March 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 13, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Mar 13, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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 13, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 13, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare program.

What's happening now March 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2 Independent 1
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 9, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 5, 1998
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 30, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1061: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare Program.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1061/
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"H.R. 1061: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare Program.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1061/.
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H.R. 1061, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1061/.
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