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HR 4491 108th Congress House

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment.

Introduced: October 8, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jun 7, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 2, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 2, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Jun 2, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 7, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 10 Republican 4 Independent 1
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 18, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 17, 2004
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 16, 2004
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Nov 16, 2004
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 16, 2004
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 16, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 16, 2004
Burr, Richard
· Oct 8, 2004
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Oct 8, 2004
Isakson, Johnny
· Oct 8, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 8, 2004
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Oct 8, 2004
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 8, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 6, 2004
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 6, 2004
TANNER, JOHN
· Oct 6, 2004
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Sep 30, 2004
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 30, 2004
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Sep 23, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2004
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Sep 23, 2004
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2004
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Sep 23, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 15, 2004
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Sep 15, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 15, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 7, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 7, 2004
LAMPSON, NICK
· Sep 7, 2004
SANDLIN, MAX
· Sep 7, 2004
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Jul 22, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4491: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4491/
MLA
"H.R. 4491: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4491/.
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H.R. 4491, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4491/.
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[H.R. 4491: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4491/)
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