HR 2429
110th Congress
House
Health
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Social Welfare
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the…
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2007
Became Public Law No: 110-54.
Aug 3, 2007
Signed by President.
Jul 27, 2007
Presented to President.
Jul 25, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 24, 2007
Cleared for White House.
Jul 24, 2007
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 24, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 24, 2007
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9852)
Jul 24, 2007
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9852)
May 24, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 405). (text: CR H5636)
May 23, 2007
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5647-5648)
May 23, 2007
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 23, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2429.
May 23, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5636-5638)
May 23, 2007
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 22, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2007
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.
May 22, 2007
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
1
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2007 | House · vote #405 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 422–0 | See who voted → |
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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements in the case of arrangements between two physicians over a longer continuous period during all of which one of them is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces.
Applies this exception to medical services provided before January 1, 2008.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 110-54.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2429: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2429/
"H.R. 2429: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2429/.
H.R. 2429, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2429/.
[H.R. 2429: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2429/)