Seniors' Health Care Bill of Rights of 2001
Latest action · Apr 25, 2001 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1586)
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2001 to Mar 18, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Felix J. Grucci Jr. | Original | Jan 30, 2001 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Benjamin A. Gilman | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 31, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 6, 2001 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Oct 2, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Oct 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 18, 2002 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 30, 2001 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2001 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2001 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2001 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1586)
- Feb 14, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Feb 9, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 30, 2001Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1586 | Steve Israel D-NY | Apr 25, 2001 |
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 provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Seniors' Health Care Bill of Rights of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Capitation (Medical care)
- Commerce
- Consumer education
- Debarment of government contractors
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health insurance
- Health maintenance organizations
- Law
- Managed care
- Medicare
- Medicare managed care
- Patients' rights
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 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.
