S 960 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Amendment Act of 2001

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 24, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalMay 24, 2001
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalMay 24, 2001
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalMay 24, 2001
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalMay 24, 2001
R-IDLarry E. CraigOriginalMay 24, 2001
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMay 24, 2001
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalMay 24, 2001
R-MSThad CochranOriginalMay 24, 2001
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalMay 24, 2001
D-IATom HarkinJun 22, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeJul 26, 2001
R-VAGeorge AllenJul 26, 2001
D-SCStrom ThurmondJul 26, 2001
D-SDTim JohnsonSep 25, 2001
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOct 17, 2001
D-GAMax ClelandMar 12, 2002
D-MAJohn F. KerryMar 13, 2002
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanMar 13, 2002
D-NDKent ConradMar 13, 2002
D-WAMaria CantwellMar 13, 2002
D-LAMary L. LandrieuMar 13, 2002
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweMar 13, 2002
D-ILRichard J. DurbinMar 13, 2002
R-ARTim HutchinsonMar 13, 2002
D-SCErnest F. HollingsMar 22, 2002
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnApr 22, 2002
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVApr 22, 2002
D-MOJean CarnahanMay 2, 2002
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesJul 17, 2002

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred May 24, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

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

In the Congressional Record 2

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
SenateText printed S5758Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text)May 25, 2001
SenateDebate and remarks S5636Jeff Bingaman D-NMMay 24, 2001

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
S. Hrg. 107-610PROTECTING CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS IN THE FACE OF TERRORISM93 pagesJudiciary CommitteeOct 3, 2001

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2117Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Amendment Act of 2001Identical billJun 18, 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 expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy services under the medicare program for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases.
Short Titles as Introduced
Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Amendment Act of 2001

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 24, 2001Introduced in Senate

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