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Medicare+Choice Cold-Calling Prohibition Act of 1998

Introduced: July 14, 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
Jul 24, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jul 14, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Jul 14, 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.
Jul 14, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 14, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1295)
Jul 14, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare+Choice Cold-Calling Prohibition Act of 1998 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit "cold-call" (including door-to-door and telephonic) marketing of Medicare+Choice plans.

What's happening now July 24, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 1, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 31, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 31, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 15, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4214: Medicare+Choice Cold-Calling Prohibition Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4214/
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"H.R. 4214: Medicare+Choice Cold-Calling Prohibition Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4214/.
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H.R. 4214, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4214/.
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