United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1738 (105th)
To amend title XVIII to provide a special Medicare part B enrollment period and MediGap enrollment period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live near military hospitals that are closed or that discontinue inpatient hospital services.
Introduced
22 May 1997
Last action
5 August 1997 · Committee
Status
See H.R.2015.
Sponsors
Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a special Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) enrollment period and Medigap enrollment period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live within a certain distance of a military hospital which provided inpatient hospital services that either closed or discontinued the provision of such services.
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Timeline
22 May 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 1997
Introduced
Referred to House Commerce
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 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
22 May 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 June 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
18 June 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
5 August 1997
Committee
See H.R.2015.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 May 1997 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1738
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1738
- us · 105-hr-1738 · source updated 3 June 2026