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


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H.R. 2497--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    clarify the right of Medicare beneficiaries to enter into private 
    contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for 
    the provision of health services for which no payment is sought 
    under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Stump, Mr. Combest, 
Mr. Talent, Mr. Crane, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Linder, Mr. Paul, 
Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Collins, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Istook, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dan 
Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bob 
Schaffer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hoekstra, 
Mr. Upton, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dickey, 
Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Granger, Mr. Brady, Mr. 
Hill, and Mr. Salmon), H7599 [18SE]

  Cosponsors added, H8161 [29SE], H8320 [2OC], H8633 [7OC], H8929 
  [21OC], H9865 [31OC]