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HR 5208 106th Congress House

Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Smoking Cessation Promotion Act of 2000

Official title: To amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote smoking cessation under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program, and the maternal and child health program.

Introduced: October 11, 2000 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Health CoinsuranceDrug abuseDrug abuse counselingDrug abuse in pregnancy
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DrugsEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to maternal health servicesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth counselingHealth educationMaternal health servicesMedicaidMedicarePregnant womenPublic service advertisingSmokingSocial WelfareWomen
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 19, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 27, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2000
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.
Sep 19, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Smoking Cessation Promotion Act of 2000 - Amends titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of counseling for cessation of tobacco use under the Maternal and Child Health Services, Medicare, and Medicaid programs.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 11, 2000
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 19, 2000
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 19, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5208: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Smoking Cessation Promotion Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5208/
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"H.R. 5208: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Smoking Cessation Promotion Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5208/.
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H.R. 5208, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5208/.
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