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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To permit a physician in solo or group practice to bill under the medicare program for physicians' services covered by another physician on an occasional basis.

H.R. 3980Introduced Feb 7, 1990Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Erdreich D-AL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 23, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

22 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 14 Democrats

8 of 22 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Tom Bevill (D-AL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Glen Browder (D-AL), H. Callahan (R-AL), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Butler Derrick (D-SC), William Dickinson (R-AL), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Porter Goss (R-FL), Claude Harris (D-AL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Harry Johnston (D-FL), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Robert Smith (R-NH), John Spratt (D-SC), Donald Sundquist (R-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Erdreich.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-6 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.