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S. 1551 (112th)

Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2011

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Introduced

13 September 2011

Last action

13 September 2011 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Ron Wyden, Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN], Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2011 - Establishes a pilot program under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in order to utilize smart card technology for Medicare beneficiary and provider identification cards.

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Timeline

  1. 13 September 2011

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 September 2011

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5580)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 September 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in Senate (text)

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