United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2588 (103rd)
Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 1993
Introduced
1 July 1993
Last action
2 August 1993 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Andrews, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Hamburg, Dan [D-CA-1], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 1993 - Provides for coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.
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Timeline
1 July 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
1 July 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 July 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 July 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Source: Committee
8 July 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
2 August 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 July 1993 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 July 1993
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 July 1993
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 July 1993
Sponsors
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hamburg, Dan [D-CA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
- · hswm00 · Standing
- · hspo00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/2588
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/2588
- us · 103-hr-2588 · source updated 3 June 2026