HR 1477 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 27, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Maurice D. Hinchey D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 10, 2003 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 27, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2003 - Provides for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

Cosponsors 63

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2003 to Oct 7, 2004; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 27, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 27, 2003
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalMar 27, 2003
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 27, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 27, 2003
R-VATom DavisOriginalMar 27, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerApr 2, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaApr 2, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 2, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickApr 29, 2003
R-TXRon PaulApr 29, 2003
D-ILLane EvansJun 18, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJun 18, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranJun 23, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJun 26, 2003
D-NMTom UdallSep 10, 2003
R-CAGary G. MillerSep 24, 2003
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Nov 21, 2003
R-CAChristopher CoxMar 17, 2004
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMay 19, 2004
D-CAHoward L. BermanJun 17, 2004
D-PAChaka FattahJul 8, 2004
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJul 8, 2004
D-MAJohn W. OlverJul 22, 2004
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnSep 8, 2004
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenSep 8, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsSep 8, 2004
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonSep 8, 2004
D-CALinda T. SánchezSep 22, 2004
D-CATom LantosSep 22, 2004
R-VAFrank R. WolfSep 23, 2004
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldSep 29, 2004
D-NYMajor R. OwensSep 29, 2004
D-CAAnna G. EshooOct 5, 2004
D-NYSteve IsraelOct 5, 2004
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOct 6, 2004
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOct 6, 2004
D-OREarl BlumenauerOct 6, 2004
R-CADarrell IssaOct 7, 2004

Committees 3

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 27, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 10, 2003
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 27, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 3, 2003
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 27, 2003
Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
Referred Apr 2, 2003

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Apr 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Apr 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
  4. Mar 27, 2003Introduced in House
  5. Mar 27, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Government Reform, 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.

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 provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program, and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 27, 2003Introduced in House

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