About the bill
The Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 is a federal law of the United States, enacted in 2010. The law was first introduced into the House as H.R. 4994 on April 13, 2010 by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) with 20 cosponsors. It was then referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on the Budget.
The bill was signed by President Barack Obama on December 15, 2010 after passing in Congress.
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Sponsor and status
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 15, 2010
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 15, 2010.
20 Cosponsors (20 Democrats)
History
H.R. 4994 (111th) 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. 4994. This is the one from the 111th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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