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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying claims for benefits under the medicare program or recovering overpayments made under such program if the denial or recovery is based upon claim sampling, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2618Introduced Jun 11, 1991Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Matthew Rinaldo R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 24, 1991 — 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

39 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 28 Democrats

28 of 39 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.

Rick Boucher (D-VA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Robert Davis (R-MI), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Don Edwards (D-CA), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), James Hansen (R-UT), William Hughes (D-NJ), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), William Lehman (D-FL), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Norman Mineta (D-CA), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), John Murtha (D-PA), Wayne Owens (D-UT), Leon Panetta (D-CA), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Charles Rose (D-NC), Edward Roybal (D-CA) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matthew Rinaldo.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-7 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.