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96th Congress · 1979–1981
H.R. 643
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that any patient of a long-term care institution participating in …
Social Welfare House 53 cosponsors
Latest action: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. · January 15, 1979 Understand the measure
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In committee
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Recorded January 15, 1979, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14]
Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
Official title
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that any patient of a long-term care institution participating in the medicare or medicaid program, or otherwise receiving funds under that Act, shall have the right to terminate his or her contract with such institution upon giving reasonable advance notice, and to expressly prohibit such an institution from requiring any patient to turn over to it any income received by him or her after such notice is given.
Recorded votes
None taken
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APA
Power & Politics. (2026, October 18). H.R. 643 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that any patient of a long-term care institution participating in the medicare or medicaid program, or otherwise receiving funds under that Act, shall have the right to… [Bill record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-hr643
Chicago
Power & Politics. "H.R. 643 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that any patient of a long-term care institution participating in the medicare or medicaid program, or otherwise receiving funds under that Act, shall have the right to…." Last modified October 18, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-hr643.
BibTeX
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