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S 2908 110th Congress Senate Health Identification devices Medicare Social security numbers

Medicare Card Security Act of 2008

Introduced: April 24, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Apr 24, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 24, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now April 24, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6399 Identical bill Medicare Card Security Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Oct 1, 2008
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 23, 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 11, 2008
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 24, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2908: Medicare Card Security Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2908/
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"S. 2908: Medicare Card Security Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2908/.
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S. 2908, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2908/.
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