S 960 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Amendment Act of 2001

Introduced May 24, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Jeff Bingaman D-NM

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 24, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 5/25/2001 S5758)

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.

IntroducedMay 24, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Amendment 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 provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for certain Medicare beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2001 to Jul 17, 2002, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan	Original	May 24, 2001
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow	Original	May 24, 2001
R-NV	John Ensign	Original	May 24, 2001
R-VA	John Warner	Original	May 24, 2001
R-ID	Larry E. Craig	Original	May 24, 2001
D-WA	Patty Murray	Original	May 24, 2001
R-ME	Susan M. Collins	Original	May 24, 2001
R-MS	Thad Cochran	Original	May 24, 2001
D-SD	Thomas A. Daschle	Original	May 24, 2001
D-IA	Tom Harkin		Jun 22, 2001
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye		Jul 26, 2001
R-VA	George Allen		Jul 26, 2001
R-SC	Strom Thurmond		Jul 26, 2001
D-SD	Tim Johnson		Sep 25, 2001
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd		Oct 17, 2001

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 24, 2001Introduced in Senate
May 24, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 5/25/2001 S5758)
May 24, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5636-5637)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 2117	Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Amendment Act of 2001	Identical bill	Jun 18, 2001

Subjects

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

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