About the bill
H.R. 5676 allows Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans to suspend payments to a provider or supplier pending an investigation of a credible allegation of fraud against the provider or supplier. This is similar to the authority the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) already has for Medicare Fee-for-Service.
Sponsor and status
Tom MacArthur
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“SENIOR Communities Protection Act Passes House”
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Rep. Tom MacArthur [R-NJ3, 2015-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 20, 2018
“Collins Backed Bills to Combat the Opioid Epidemic Head to House Floor”
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Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY27, 2013-2019]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 18, 2018
“Cramer: house pushes for opioid reform”
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Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
on Jun 20, 2018
History
May 3, 2018
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Introduced
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May 16, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 19, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 19, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means
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Jun 22, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5676 (115th). |
Sep 17, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Oct 3, 2018
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Oct 24, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 5676 (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. 5676. 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.
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