H.R. 27: Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013
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H.R. 27: Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-03 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013
Plain summary
Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS). Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report to Congress on the impact of competitive bidding on small clinical laboratories. Includes CMS (solely with respect to its capacity to issue rules governing the Medicare part B fee schedule for clinical laboratory services) as an agency for purposes of the requirement to assure the opportunity for participation of small entities in the making of rules that will have a significant economic impact on them.
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Official text
Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] · 4 cosponsors
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Lois Frankel (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] reported raising $180,257 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr27.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr27 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113