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Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013

Introduced: May 14, 2013 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Small Business, 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 3, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).

Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report to Congress on the impact of competitive bidding on small clinical laboratories.

Includes CMS (solely with respect to its capacity to issue rules governing the Medicare part B fee schedule for clinical laboratory services) as an agency for purposes of the requirement to assure the opportunity for participation of small entities in the making of rules that will have a significant economic impact on them.

What's happening now January 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 14, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 14, 2013
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· May 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 27: Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-27/
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"H.R. 27: Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-27/.
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H.R. 27, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-27/.
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