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HR 6690 115th Congress House

Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act of 2018

Official title: To establish a smart card pilot program to combat fraud, waste, and abuse and to protect beneficiary identity under the Medicare program.

Introduced: September 4, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 12, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8118-8119)
Sep 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8118-8119)
Sep 12, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6690.
Sep 12, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8118-8120)
Sep 12, 2018
Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 10, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 727.
Sep 10, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Sep 10, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-936, Part I.
Sep 5, 2018
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Sep 5, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 31, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 28, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Aug 28, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 17, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a pilot program that evaluates the feasibility of using smart card technology to address Medicare fraud. Under the program, smart card technology must be issued free-of-charge to selected Medicare beneficiaries, suppliers, and providers; such technology must support the secure, electronic authentication of beneficiary identity at points of service. In selecting program participants, the CMS must consider the risk of fraud, waste, or abuse among categories of suppliers and providers.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 4, 2018
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Sep 4, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6690: Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6690/
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"H.R. 6690: Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6690/.
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