HR 6600
110th Congress
House
Health
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Identity theft
Medicare
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008
Everywhere this bill has been
12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Sep 29, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10200)
Sep 29, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/27/2008 H10200)
Sep 29, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10631)
Sep 27, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Johnson, Sam objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 27, 2008
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 6600.
Sep 27, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6600.
Sep 27, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10200-10202l)
Sep 27, 2008
Mr. Doggett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that Social Security account numbers are not included on Medicare cards.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to report to Congress after one year on the implementation of this Act, including line-item estimates of and justifications for associated costs, taking into consideration, among other factors, cost-effectiveness and beneficiary outreach and education.
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Received in the Senate.
Committees of jurisdiction
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