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H.R. 78 (108th): Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2003

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital.

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Sheila Jackson Lee

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 7, 2003
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Jan 7, 2003
108th Congress (2003–2004)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 7, 2003, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

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History

Oct 2, 1998
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4680 (105th).
Jan 6, 1999
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 76 (106th).
Jan 3, 2001
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 72 (107th).
Jan 7, 2003
 
Introduced

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Jan 6, 2005
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 252 (109th).
Jan 5, 2007
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 257 (110th).
Jan 7, 2011
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 222 (112th).
Jan 3, 2013
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 82 (113th).
Jan 6, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 42 (114th).
Jan 3, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 53 (116th).
Jan 4, 2021
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 142 (117th).

H.R. 78 (108th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 78. This is the one from the 108th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 9, 2004. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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