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HR 496 105th Congress Government Operations and Politics

To amend title 5, United States Code, to include medical foods as a specific item for which coverage may be provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

Introduced: January 21, 1997 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 496: To amend title 5, United States Code, to include medical foods as a specific item for which coverage may be provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-496/
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"H.R. 496: To amend title 5, United States Code, to include medical foods as a specific item for which coverage may be provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-496/.
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H.R. 496, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-496/.
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[H.R. 496: To amend title 5, United States Code, to include medical foods as a specific item for which coverage may be provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-496/)
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