Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 1018 (105th)

Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Act of 1997

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 March 1997

Last action

21 March 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2], Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of certain self-administered beta interferons and other drugs and biologicals approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of multiple sclerosis for patients with that disease.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 11 March 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Commerce

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 March 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 March 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 March 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 21 March 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 1997

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 1997

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 11 March 1997

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.