House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-226
To repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank.
Became law on Oct 2, 1996.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 29, 1995
- Committee actionNov 30, 1995
- Passed HouseMar 12, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 25, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 26, 1996
- Became lawOct 2, 1996
Latest action: Oct 2, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-226.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2685.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-394 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on December 11, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 11, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/394
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2685, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2685
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 70 (104th) To permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3058 (104th) Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1996
- H.Res. 107 (104th) Providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.