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- H.R.1542
H.R.1542: HELLPP Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 15, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 24, 2017
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
90 (58 Democrats, 32 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 15, 2017
Bill Summary
Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act or the HELLPP Act This bill adds podiatrists as covered physicians under the Medicaid program. Documentation requirements related to Medicare coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes are revised. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier to a continuing levy for federal taxes owed by the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 24, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 17, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 15, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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| March 15, 2017 |
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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| March 15, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| March 15, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) |