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HR 216 105th Congress House Health Crime and Law Enforcement Fines (Penalties) Medicaid Medicaid fraud Social Welfare

To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance…

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To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 7, 1997
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.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the criminal penalty added by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 for the fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits under SSA title XIX.

What's happening now January 22, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 6, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 6, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 6, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 216: To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-216/
MLA
"H.R. 216: To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-216/.
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H.R. 216, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-216/.
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[H.R. 216: To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-216/)
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