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HR 3284 105th Congress House Health Commerce Drugstores Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Law Licenses Medical supplies Medicare Pharmacists Social Welfare State laws Surety and fidelity

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt pharmacists licensed under State law from surety bond requirements under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: February 26, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 4, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Feb 26, 1998
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 1998
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.
Feb 26, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 25, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H614)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to exempt State-licensed pharmacies that supply durable medical equipment from surety bond requirements.

What's happening now March 23, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 6, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 26, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 26, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 26, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3284: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt pharmacists licensed under State law from surety bond requirements under the Medicare Program.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3284/
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"H.R. 3284: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt pharmacists licensed under State law from surety bond requirements under the Medicare Program.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3284/.
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H.R. 3284, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3284/.
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