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HR 1316 99th Congress House Social Welfare Health Hospices (Terminal care) Medicare Terminal care

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend hospice benefits under the medicare program for an additional two years.

Introduced: February 27, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 27, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to extend hospice benefits under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for two years, until October 1, 1988.

What's happening now March 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 28, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 28, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1316: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend hospice benefits under the medicare program for an additional two years.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1316/
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"H.R. 1316: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend hospice benefits under the medicare program for an additional two years.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1316/.
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H.R. 1316, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1316/.
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