HR 3388 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2001

Introduced Nov 30, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Phil English R-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 10, 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 30, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to specify as $5.25 for 2002, adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year, the nominal fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under Medicare.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 30, 2001 to Oct 7, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalNov 30, 2001
R-GACharles W. NorwoodJan 23, 2002
R-FLMark FoleyMar 19, 2002
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 20, 2002
D-FLCarrie P. MeekMar 20, 2002
D-ILDanny K. DavisApr 16, 2002
R-NYSue W. KellyApr 16, 2002
R-OHDavid L. HobsonApr 24, 2002
R-PACurt WeldonJun 11, 2002
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJun 11, 2002
D-NJRush HoltJun 11, 2002
R-VAFrank R. WolfJun 19, 2002
D-OHJames A. Traficant Jr.Jun 25, 2002
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.Jul 15, 2002
R-SCJoe WilsonJul 15, 2002
D-NYCarolyn McCarthySep 17, 2002
D-TXMax SandlinOct 7, 2002
D-NYSteve IsraelOct 7, 2002

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 30, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Dec 10, 2001
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Nov 30, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Nov 30, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Nov 30, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2184)
  4. Nov 30, 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.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E2184Phil English R-PANov 30, 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 adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare Program.
Short Titles as Introduced
Medicare Laboratory Services Access 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 30, 2001Introduced in House

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