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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Sep 29, 2008
Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that Social Security account numbers are not included on Medicare cards.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to report to Congress after one year on the implementation of this Act, including line-item estimates of and justifications for associated costs, taking into consideration, among other factors, cost-effectiveness and beneficiary outreach and education.
People & committees
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] · D–TX
Legislative record
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Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10200)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/27/2008 H10200)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10631)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Johnson, Sam objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 6600.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6600.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10200-10202l)
Mr. Doggett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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