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S 1127 108th Congress Senate

Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to establish administrative law judges involved in the appeals process provided for under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish administrative law judges involved in the appeals process provided for under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act within the Department of Health and Human Services, to ensure the independence of, and preserve the role of, such administrative law judges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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May 22, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)
May 22, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7016-7017)
May 22, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 22, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fair And Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003 - Places within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) any administrative law judge (ALJ) performing functions in the Medicare appeals process. Directs the Secretary of HHS to ensure the independence of such ALJ's according to specified criteria. Requires that they be placed in an administrative office organizationally and functionally separate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Prohibits any individual who is not a duly appointed ALJ from performing ALJ functions in the Medicare appeals process.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 22, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1127: Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1127/
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"S. 1127: Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1127/.
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S. 1127, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1127/.
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