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HR 1046 106th Congress House

Chiropractic Patients' Freedom of Choice Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide reimbursement under the Medicare Program for all physicians' services furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of their license.

Introduced: July 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
Health Chiropractic and chiropractorsMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 17, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 1999
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.
Mar 9, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 30, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chiropractic Patients' Freedom of Choice Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare reimbursement for all physicians' services furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of their license.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 23, 2000
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 13, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 16, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 8, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2000
TURNER, JIM
· Nov 2, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 19, 1999
LUCAS, KEN
· Sep 9, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 1999
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 5, 1999
CRANE, PHILIP
· Apr 13, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 13, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· Apr 13, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 18, 1999
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 18, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 16, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1046: Chiropractic Patients' Freedom of Choice Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1046/
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"H.R. 1046: Chiropractic Patients' Freedom of Choice Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1046/.
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