To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and military dependents, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure access to acupuncturist services through the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under the Medicare program; to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the appointment of qualified acupuncturists as officers in the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on October 28, 2015, 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).
12 Cosponsors (12 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Chu Joined By Acupuncture Advocacy Groups to Support Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act”
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Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA28]
(Sponsor)
on Nov 13, 2015
History
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Oct 28, 2015
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Introduced
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Jun 8, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2839 (115th). |
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Feb 13, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1183 (116th). |
H.R. 3849 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3849. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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