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97th Congress · 1981–1983
S. 688
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that community mental health center servic…
Senate
Latest action: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. · October 27, 1981 Understand the measure
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Recorded October 27, 1981, as the clerk wrote it
Official title
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that community mental health center services shall be covered under part B of medicare and shall be a required service under medicaid.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-97-s688- Permanent link
- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s688
- Official source
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- Last checked
- Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record
AP style
Vote Files, "S. 688 (97th Congress): A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that community mental health center services shall be covered under part B of medicare and shall be a required service under medicaid," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s688
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 688 (97th Congress): A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that community mental health center services shall be covered under part B of medicare and shall be a required service under medicaid [Bill record]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s688
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 688 (97th Congress): A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that community mental health center services shall be covered under part B of medicare and shall be a required service under medicaid." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s688.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S. 688 (97th Congress): A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that community mental health center services shall be covered under part B of medicare and shall be a required service under medicaid}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s688}},
note = {Reference number bill-97-s688; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/688; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 15, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s688
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On the record
No recorded vote
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