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H.R. 1183 (IH) - Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2019
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 116th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- February 13, 2019
- Action
- Ms. Judy Chu of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and 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
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1183
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2019
- Full Title
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and military dependents, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure access to acupuncturist services through the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under the Medicare program; to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the appointment of qualified acupuncturists as officers in the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service, and for other purposes.
- Sponsors
- Judy Chu(CA)
- Committees
- Committee on Armed Services (Standing), Committee on Energy and Commerce (Standing), Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Standing), Committee on Ways and Means (Standing)
- United States Code References
- 10 U.S.C. 1072, 1079, 1097, 7068
and
Chapter 55
38 U.S.C. 7401(1) and Chapter 17
42 U.S.C. 1395l, 1395u, 1395w-4, 1395x and 209
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