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


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H.R. 554--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    provide for equalization of Medicare reimbursement rates to 
    managed care plans to improve the health of residents of rural 
    areas; 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bereuter, 
Mr. Petri, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Evans, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
Walsh, Mr. Condit, Mr. Klug, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
McHugh, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Gutknecht, Mr. Luther, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Hill), H284 [4FE]

  Cosponsors added, H393 [6FE], H453 [11FE], H524 [12FE], H768 [5MR]