To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs under the Medicare Program.
Latest action · May 14, 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.
- IntroducedMay 6, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2003 to Jan 21, 2004; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| R-GA | Mac Collins | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 15, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | May 15, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 15, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 15, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 22, 2003 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Jun 11, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Sep 10, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 10, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jan 21, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jan 21, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 6, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2003 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 6, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 9, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 6, 2003Introduced in House
- May 6, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs under the Medicare Program.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2003Introduced in House
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