To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act in order to strengthen rules in case of competition for diabetic testing strips, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
12 Cosponsors (12 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Bipartisan Bill Protects Diabetic Medicare Beneficiaries Access to Needed Supplies”
—
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 18, 2017
“Bipartisan Bill Protects Diabetic Medicare Beneficiaries Access to Needed Supplies”
—
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY23]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 18, 2017
“CHIP Program Extension Moves Out of Energy and Commerce”
—
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
on Oct 4, 2017
History
|
Feb 5, 2015
|
|
Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 771 (114th). |
|
May 18, 2017
|
|
Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1892 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3271 (115th). |
|
Jul 17, 2017
|
|
Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
|
Jul 20, 2017
|
|
Considered by Health
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
|
|
Sep 13, 2017
|
|
Considered by Health
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
|
|
Oct 4, 2017
|
|
Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
|
Nov 28, 2017
|
|
Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1892 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3271 (115th). |
|
Dec 6, 2017
|
|
Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
|
Feb 6, 2018
|
|
Final Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1892 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3271 (115th). |
|
Feb 9, 2018
|
|
Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1892 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3271 (115th). |
|
Feb 9, 2018
|
|
Final Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1892 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3271 (115th). |
|
Feb 9, 2018
|
|
Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1892 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3271 (115th). |
H.R. 3271 (115th) 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. 3271. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
How to cite this information.
We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work:
“H.R. 3271 — 115th Congress: Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2017.” www.GovTrack.us. 2017. May 25, 2022 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3271>
- show another citation format:
- APA
- Blue Book
- Wikipedia Template
Where is this information from?
GovTrack automatically collects legislative information from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources. This page is sourced primarily from Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind. Data via the congress project.
