Medicare Geographic Adjustment Fairness Act of 2001
Latest action · Apr 18, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2001 to May 22, 2002; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| R-OK | Wes Watkins | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | May 22, 2001 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Oct 5, 2001 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Apr 11, 2002 | |
| R-TN | Ed Bryant | May 9, 2002 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | May 22, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2001 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 3, 2001Introduced in House
- Apr 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-85 | MEDICARE'S GEOGRAPHIC COST ADJUSTORS179 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 23, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the labor costs relating to items and services furnished in a geographically reclassified hospital for which reimbursement under the Medicare Program is provided on a prospective basis.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Geographic Adjustment Fairness Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
