To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4034.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McGOVERN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 102, June 12, 2023, Page H2810):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. The single subject of this legislation is: The single subject of this legislation is: to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 12, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 4034, 118th Congress

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