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HR 3259 105th Congress House

Medicare Private Contracting Clarification Act of 1998

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for Medicare beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services.

Introduced: June 17, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 2, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 25, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E219)
Feb 25, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Feb 25, 1998
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.
Feb 25, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 1998

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Private Contracting Clarification Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to provide that Medicare private contracts do not apply to non-covered services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Independent 1
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jul 14, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 17, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 4, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 25, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 25, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3259: Medicare Private Contracting Clarification Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3259/
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"H.R. 3259: Medicare Private Contracting Clarification Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3259/.
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H.R. 3259, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3259/.
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