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Equal Access to Care Act of 2001

Introduced: October 31, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 31, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 31, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Equal Access to Care Act of 2001 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide payments under a Federal health care program to any health care provider who charges a membership or any other extraneous or incidental fee to a patient, or requires a patient to purchase an item or service, as a prerequisite for the provision of an item or service.
What's happening now October 31, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 31, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1606: Equal Access to Care Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1606/
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"S. 1606: Equal Access to Care Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1606/.
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S. 1606, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1606/.
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