US HB3322 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 18 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.
Title
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2021-05-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2021-05-18 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB826 (Same As) 2021-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3322/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3322/BILLS-117hr3322ih.pdf |
