[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 1018--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of 
    certain beta interferons and other biologicals and drugs approved 
    by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of multiple 
    sclerosis; to the Committees on Commerce; 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.


By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Olver, 
Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
Ackerman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of New 
York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Slaughter, 
Mr. Skeen, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gejdenson, and 
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), H888 [11MR]

  Cosponsors added, H1289 [21MR], H1989 [29AP], H3660 [10JN], H4132 
  [20JN], H4836 [26JN], H5021 [9JY], H5826 [25JY], H6918 [4SE], H7365 
  [16SE], H8833 [9OC], H9614 [28OC]