HR 3318 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Medicare Physician Protection Act of 2001

Introduced Nov 16, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Lois Capps D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 28, 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.

  1. IntroducedNov 16, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Physician Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to specify the conversion factor (update) for payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2001 to Dec 19, 2001; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-CABob FilnerOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-VAEdward L. SchrockOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-NMTom UdallOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-TXCharles W. StenholmNov 29, 2001
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaNov 29, 2001
D-NYGary L. AckermanNov 29, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanNov 29, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernNov 29, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyNov 29, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiNov 29, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IINov 29, 2001
R-TXRalph M. HallNov 29, 2001
D-MARichard E. NealNov 29, 2001
D-AZEd PastorDec 4, 2001
D-ILJerry F. CostelloDec 4, 2001
R-SDJohn ThuneDec 4, 2001
D-PAMichael F. DoyleDec 11, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeDec 19, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelDec 19, 2001

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Nov 16, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Nov 28, 2001
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Nov 16, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 28, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Nov 16, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Nov 16, 2001Referred 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.

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 specify the update for payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002.
Short Titles as Introduced
Medicare Physician Protection Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2001Introduced in House

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