HR 975 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Home Health Fairness Act of 2001

Introduced Mar 13, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Wes Watkins R-OK

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Latest action · Mar 20, 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. IntroducedMar 13, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Home Health Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to: (1) eliminate a specified 15 percent reduction in cost and per beneficiary limits with respect to payment rates for home health services under the Medicare prospective payment system for such services; and (2) provide for a permanent payment increase for such services furnished in a rural area.

Makes this Act effective as if included in the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.

Cosponsors 113

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2001 to Oct 28, 2002; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-PAFrank MascaraOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-OKJ. C. Watts Jr.OriginalMar 13, 2001
D-CTJames H. MaloneyOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-NYJohn J. LaFalceOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-MIMike RogersOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-GANathan DealOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-TNVan HillearyOriginalMar 13, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalMar 13, 2001
D-MABarney FrankMar 27, 2001
R-MIDave CampMar 27, 2001
R-OKFrank D. LucasMar 27, 2001
R-NMHeather WilsonMar 27, 2001
D-RIJames R. LangevinMar 27, 2001
D-WAJim McDermottMar 27, 2001
R-MOJo Ann EmersonMar 27, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMar 27, 2001
D-ILLane EvansMar 27, 2001
D-NCMike McIntyreMar 27, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieMar 27, 2001
R-CTRob SimmonsMar 27, 2001
D-PARobert A. BradyMar 27, 2001
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Mar 27, 2001
R-MSRoger F. WickerMar 27, 2001
D-MISander M. LevinMar 27, 2001
D-METhomas H. AllenMar 27, 2001
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMar 27, 2001
D-CATom LantosMar 27, 2001
D-PAWilliam J. CoyneMar 27, 2001
D-OKBrad CarsonApr 4, 2001
D-ALEarl F. HilliardApr 4, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerApr 4, 2001
D-MSRonnie ShowsApr 4, 2001
R-IATom LathamApr 4, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorMay 9, 2001
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.May 9, 2001
R-KSJerry MoranMay 9, 2001
R-NHJohn E. SununuMay 9, 2001
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsMay 9, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 17, 2001
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenMay 17, 2001
D-MNJames L. OberstarMay 17, 2001
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyMay 17, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 14, 2001
D-ARMike RossJun 14, 2001
D-NYSteve IsraelJun 28, 2001
D-NCMelvin L. WattJul 11, 2001
R-GAJohnny IsaksonJul 18, 2001
R-WADoc HastingsJul 20, 2001
D-NYGary L. AckermanJul 20, 2001
D-PARobert A. BorskiJul 20, 2001
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyJul 25, 2001
R-NCCass BallengerAug 1, 2001
D-NYCarolyn McCarthySep 6, 2001
D-ILJerry F. CostelloSep 6, 2001
D-CTJohn B. LarsonSep 6, 2001
D-TXGene GreenOct 4, 2001
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOct 9, 2001
R-ILRay LaHoodOct 10, 2001
R-ILJohn ShimkusOct 16, 2001
R-ILMark KirkNov 1, 2001
D-ILDavid D. PhelpsNov 28, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroNov 28, 2001
R-NYJack QuinnDec 19, 2001
D-GAJohn LewisApr 10, 2002
R-OKJohn SullivanApr 10, 2002
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.Apr 23, 2002
D-WITammy BaldwinApr 23, 2002
D-PAChaka FattahMay 1, 2002
R-MTDenny RehbergMay 1, 2002
R-ILJerry WellerMay 1, 2002
D-PAJohn P. MurthaMay 1, 2002
D-WIThomas M. BarrettMay 8, 2002
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 5, 2002
R-UTChris CannonJun 5, 2002
R-VAEdward L. SchrockJun 5, 2002
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelJun 5, 2002
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 12, 2002
D-CAJoe BacaJun 12, 2002
D-CAMike ThompsonJun 26, 2002
D-WAJay InsleeJul 11, 2002
D-INPeter J. ViscloskySep 26, 2002
D-MNBetty McCollumOct 28, 2002

Withdrew 1 Spencer Bachus R-AL May 9, 2002

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 20, 2001
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 20, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  2. Mar 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Mar 13, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Mar 13, 2001Referred 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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-12SECOND IN SERIES ON MEDICARE REFORM: BRINGING REGULATORY RELIEF TO BENEFICIARIES AND PROVIDERS144 pagesWays and Means CommitteeMar 15, 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 eliminate the 15 percent reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services under the Medicare Program and to permanently increase payments for such services that are furnished in rural areas.
Short Titles as Introduced
Home Health Fairness Act of 2001

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2001Introduced in House

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