Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act of 2002
Latest action · May 6, 2002 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 18, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2002 to Sep 4, 2002; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-IL | David D. Phelps | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-TX | Jim Turner | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-MS | Ronnie Shows | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-WI | Thomas M. Barrett | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| R-OK | Wes Watkins | Original | Apr 18, 2002 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 23, 2002 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Apr 25, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 25, 2002 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Apr 30, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | May 2, 2002 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | May 2, 2002 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 7, 2002 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | May 9, 2002 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | May 16, 2002 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 16, 2002 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 16, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 16, 2002 | |
| R-TN | Ed Bryant | May 21, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | May 21, 2002 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Jun 13, 2002 | |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Jun 13, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jul 25, 2002 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 4, 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 Apr 18, 2002 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2002 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Apr 18, 2002Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2002Referred 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.
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 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-85 | MEDICARE'S GEOGRAPHIC COST ADJUSTORS179 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 23, 2002 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2615 | Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act of 2002 | Identical bill | Jun 12, 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 provide for improvements in access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Ambulances
- Ambulatory care
- Coinsurance
- Community hospitals
- Debt
- Disabled
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Health
- Home care services
- Hospital care
- Hospital rates
- Housing and Community Development
- Long-term care
- Medical economics
- Medical fees
- Medicare
- Mental health services
- Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Rural health
- Rural hospitals
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2002Introduced 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.
