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HR 1828 99th Congress House Health Armed Forces and National Security Cost control Energy Energy conservation Health facilities Hospitals Medicaid Medicare Military hospitals Naval hospitals Peer review organizations (Medicine) Social Welfare Surgery Veterans' hospitals

Federal Health Care Cost Cutting Act of 1985

Introduced: March 28, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Apr 15, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 9, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 2, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 28, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Health Care Cost Cutting Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to report to the Congress concerning actions taken to implement the recommendations of the September 1, 1982, GAO report entitled "Millions Can Be Saved Through Better Energy Management in Federal Hospitals."

Amends part B (Peer Review of the Utilization and Quality of Health Care Services) of title XI and titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require second opinions with respect to elective surgery procedures.

What's happening now April 15, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 18, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 24, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1828: Federal Health Care Cost Cutting Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1828/
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"H.R. 1828: Federal Health Care Cost Cutting Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1828/.
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H.R. 1828, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1828/.
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