To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards.
Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that Social Security account numbers are not included on Medicare cards.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to report to Congress after one year on the implementation of this Act, including line-item estimates of and justifications for associated costs, taking into consideration, among other factors, cost-effectiveness and beneficiary outreach and education.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Doggett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10200-10202l)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6600.
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 6600.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Johnson, Sam objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10631)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/27/2008 H10200)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10200)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
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