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HR 3806 97th Congress House Health Congress and Congressmen Congressional oversight Congressional veto Medicare Social Welfare

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that part A deductible under medicare may not be increased unless approved by both Houses of the Congress.

Introduced: June 4, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 4, 1981
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that the inpatient hospital deductible may not be increased without the approval of both Houses of Congress.

What's happening now June 4, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 17, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3806: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that part A deductible under medicare may not be increased unless approved by both Houses of the Congress.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-3806/
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"H.R. 3806: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that part A deductible under medicare may not be increased unless approved by both Houses of the Congress.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-3806/.
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H.R. 3806, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-3806/.
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