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Ensuring Medication Safety for Seniors Act

108-hr4805 — Ensuring Medication Safety for Seniors Act. Sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]. Introduced 2004-07-09. House bill. 108th Congress.

108-hr4805 108th Congress House Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Died in Committee
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Ensuring Medication Safety for Seniors Act

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Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Sponsor
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] (R), PA
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors
Introduced
2004-07-09
Committees
Energy and Commerce Committee; Ways and Means Committee
Subjects
Computer literacy; Computer software; Computers; Congress; Congressional reporting requirements; Cost effectiveness; Drugs; Economics and Public Finance; Electronic data interchange; Employee training; Federal aid to health facilities; Government Operations and Politics; Government paperwork; Governmental investigations; Health information systems; Housing and Community Development; Labor and Employment; Leases; Medical economics; Medicare; Quality of care; Rural health; Science, Technology, Communications; Social Welfare

Bill Activity

House
Introduced in House
2004-07-09
Committee
2004-07-09
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee
2004-07-13
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
2004-07-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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