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HR 257 110th Congress House

Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to red… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital.

Introduced: January 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 5, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 5, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 257: Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-257/
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"H.R. 257: Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-257/.
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H.R. 257, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-257/.
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