HR 3569 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act

Introduced Dec 20, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Doug Bereuter R-NE

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 27, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4296)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 20, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services furnished under the Medicare program.

Cosponsors 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 20, 2001 to Jul 22, 2002; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalDec 20, 2001
D-TNBart GordonOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-COBob SchafferOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-NHCharles F. BassOriginalDec 20, 2001
D-ALEarl F. HilliardOriginalDec 20, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-IAJames A. LeachOriginalDec 20, 2001
D-TXJim TurnerOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-COJoel HefleyOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-NELee TerryOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-WIMark GreenOriginalDec 20, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalDec 20, 2001
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalDec 20, 2001
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-COScott McInnisOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-WIThomas E. PetriOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-IATom LathamOriginalDec 20, 2001
R-NETom OsborneOriginalDec 20, 2001
D-OKBrad CarsonJan 24, 2002
I-VTBernard SandersJan 29, 2002
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Jan 29, 2002
D-MNJames L. OberstarFeb 5, 2002
R-TXRon PaulFeb 5, 2002
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteFeb 5, 2002
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestFeb 5, 2002
R-AZBob StumpFeb 7, 2002
D-MIDale E. KildeeFeb 7, 2002
R-OKFrank D. LucasFeb 13, 2002
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.Feb 13, 2002
D-WABrian BairdFeb 26, 2002
R-GACharles W. NorwoodFeb 26, 2002
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaFeb 26, 2002
R-NMHeather WilsonFeb 26, 2002
D-ILJerry F. CostelloFeb 26, 2002
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyFeb 26, 2002
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsFeb 26, 2002
R-OHPaul E. GillmorMar 6, 2002
D-MIBart StupakMar 12, 2002
R-IAGreg GanskeMar 12, 2002
D-IALeonard L. BoswellMar 18, 2002
D-NDEarl PomeroyMar 20, 2002
D-ARMarion BerryMar 20, 2002
D-PAJohn P. MurthaApr 9, 2002
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Apr 9, 2002
R-KSTodd TiahrtApr 9, 2002
D-NYMajor R. OwensApr 11, 2002
D-PAFrank MascaraApr 16, 2002
D-ILLane EvansApr 23, 2002
R-VAJo Ann DavisApr 30, 2002
R-KSJerry MoranMay 2, 2002
D-NCMelvin L. WattMay 2, 2002
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanMay 15, 2002
D-OHTony P. HallJun 5, 2002
R-IAJim NussleJun 21, 2002
D-WIThomas M. BarrettJun 25, 2002
D-UTJim MathesonJul 22, 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 Dec 20, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 4, 2002
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Dec 20, 2001

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 27, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4296)
  2. Feb 4, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Dec 20, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Dec 20, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10939, H10948-10949)
  5. Dec 20, 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
HouseDebate and remarks H10939, H10948Doug Bereuter R-NEDec 20, 2001

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 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-85MEDICARE'S GEOGRAPHIC COST ADJUSTORS179 pagesWays and Means CommitteeJul 23, 2002
Serial No. 107-91MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICY: ENSURING STABILITY AND ACCESS THROUGH PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS126 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeFeb 14, 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 establish a minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services furnished under the Medicare Program.
Short Titles as Introduced
Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 20, 2001Introduced in House

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