Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2002
Latest action · Oct 28, 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.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 3
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 Oct 16, 2002 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 16, 2002 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 28, 2002 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 16, 2002 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Oct 17, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1890)
- Oct 16, 2002Introduced in House
- Oct 16, 2002Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1890 | Gene Green D-TX | Oct 17, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2002Introduced in House
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