Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2009

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D HincheySponsor

37 cosponsors · 31 D, 6 R

13 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and federal civil service law relating to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to cover qualified acupuncturist services.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 22, 2009

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2009

Latest action (Jan 23, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 22, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.