HR 1517 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.

Introduced Apr 4, 2001 Originated House Sponsor E. Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 25, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 4, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to increase from 85 percent to100 percent of the locality adjusted national average per resident amount the payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2001 to Jul 26, 2002, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	Original	Apr 4, 2001
R-MI	Fred Upton		Jun 19, 2001
D-SC	John M. Spratt, Jr.		Jun 19, 2001
D-MA	Barney Frank		Jun 28, 2001
D-TN	Bob Clement		Jun 28, 2001
R-SC	Lindsey Graham		Jun 28, 2001
D-TX	Martin Frost		Jun 28, 2001
R-AL	Bob Riley		Jul 16, 2001
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Jul 16, 2001
D-MI	David E. Bonior		Jul 16, 2001
D-AL	Earl F. Hilliard		Jul 16, 2001
D-MI	Lynn N. Rivers		Jul 16, 2001
D-AL	Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.		Jul 16, 2001
D-IL	Rod R. Blagojevich		Jul 16, 2001
D-MI	Sander M. Levin		Jul 16, 2001

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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 25, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 18, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 4, 2001Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2001Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Subjects

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