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H.R. 6600: Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008

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H.R. 6600: Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-24 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] · 43 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Richard E. Neal (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6600 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110