S 836 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

A bill to amend part C of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for coordination of implementation of administrative simplification standards for health care information.

Latest action · May 7, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4418)

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. IntroducedMay 7, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends part C (Administrative Simplification) of title XI of the Social Security Act to postpone the deadline for compliance by applicable entities and programs with standards for: (1) reduction of the administrative costs of providing and paying for health care; and (2) electronic transactions of health information. Sets the new deadline at the later date of either October 16, 2004, or two years after: (1) the final adoption of relevant regulations concerning all such standards, except those for unique health identifiers for individuals; and (2) the availability of reliable national unique health identifiers for health plans and health care providers.

Makes this Act effective as if included in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2001 to Oct 2, 2001; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalMay 7, 2001
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalMay 7, 2001
R-AKFrank H. MurkowskiMay 24, 2001
R-OKJames M. InhofeJun 7, 2001
D-INEvan BayhJun 26, 2001
R-UTRobert F. BennettJun 26, 2001
D-DEThomas R. CarperJul 11, 2001
D-WAPatty MurrayJul 18, 2001
D-SCErnest F. HollingsJul 19, 2001
R-MESusan M. CollinsJul 24, 2001
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnJul 27, 2001
D-FLBill NelsonAug 2, 2001
R-ORGordon H. SmithSep 19, 2001
R-AZJon KylSep 21, 2001
R-ARTim HutchinsonSep 24, 2001
R-NVJohn EnsignOct 1, 2001
D-NEBen NelsonOct 2, 2001

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred May 7, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 7, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. May 7, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4417)
  3. May 7, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4418)

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
SenateDebate and remarks S4417Text printed S4418Larry E. Craig R-ID (text)May 7, 2001

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend part C of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for coordination of implementation of administrative simplification standards for health care information.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 7, 2001Introduced in Senate

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