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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 19 (Introduced in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the...

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To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. Walden — Cosponsors: Mr. Brady, Ms. Foxx of North Carolina, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Scalise, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Latta, Mr. Guthrie, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr.
Olson, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Long, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Flores, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Cole, Mr. Williams, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Keller, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Baird, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Allen, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.
Newhouse, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Pence, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mrs. Miller, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Banks, Mr. Comer, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Norman, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cook, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Steube, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Steil, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Holding, Mr. Estes, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Wenstrup, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Turner, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr.
Guest, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Wright, Mr. Gibbs — Actions: December 9, 2019 — Mr. Walden (for himself, Mr. Brady, Ms. Foxx of North Carolina, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Scalise, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Latta, Mr. Guthrie, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Olson, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Long, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Flores, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr.
Mullin, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Cole, Mr. Williams, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Keller, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Baird, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Allen, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Pence, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mrs. Miller, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Banks, Mr. Comer, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Norman, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cook, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Steube, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Steil, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr.
Stauber, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Holding, Mr. Estes, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Wenstrup, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Turner, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Guest, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Gibbs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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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