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HR 6399 110th Congress House

Medicare Card Security Act of 2008

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards.

Introduced: July 22, 2008 See on congress.gov
Health Identification devicesMedicareSocial security numbers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 26, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 26, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Card Security Act of 2008 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that Social Security numbers are not displayed on Medicare cards.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2908 Identical bill Medicare Card Security Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
Childers, Travis
· Jul 23, 2008
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 22, 2008
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 22, 2008
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 14, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6399: Medicare Card Security Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6399/
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"H.R. 6399: Medicare Card Security Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6399/.
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H.R. 6399, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6399/.
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