Rural Hospital Access and Improvement Act of 2002
Latest action · Apr 16, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 16, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2002 to Jul 11, 2002; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Apr 16, 2002 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 5, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 16, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Apr 16, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2727)
- Apr 16, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2727 | Craig Thomas R-WY, Max Baucus D-MT | Apr 16, 2002 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-196 | CONFIRMATION HEARING ON THE NOMINATION OF JOHN ASHCROFT TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES1,259 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jan 12, 2001–Dec 24, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 5-year extension of the authorization for appropriations for certain medicare rural grants.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Hospital Access and Improvement Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2002Introduced in Senate
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.
