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HR 1479 110th Congress House Health Acupuncture Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Medical fees Medicare Social Welfare

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2007

Introduced: March 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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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 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 13, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2007
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and federal civil service law relating to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to cover qualified acupuncturist services.

What's happening now March 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 6, 2008
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 9, 2007
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 7, 2007
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 26, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1479: Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1479/
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"H.R. 1479: Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1479/.
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H.R. 1479, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1479/.
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