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H.R. 6263: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19.

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John Sarbanes

Sponsor. Representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 12, 2020
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Mar 12, 2020
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status

Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted, so there will not likely be further activity on this bill.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 18, 2020. (compare text)
Prognosis
4% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
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Congress.gov

History

Mar 12, 2020
 
Introduced

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Mar 14, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6201, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 6263.
Mar 18, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6201, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 6263.
Mar 18, 2020
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6201, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 6263.

H.R. 6263 is 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. 6263. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

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