HR 2151 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Medicare Osteoporosis Measurement Act of 2003

Latest action · Jun 16, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1143)

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 19, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Osteoporosis Measurement Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include coverage of bone mass measurements under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for all individuals, including estrogen-deficient women, at clinical risk for osteoporosis.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2003 to Nov 17, 2004; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMay 19, 2003
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMay 19, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelMar 1, 2004
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyMar 1, 2004
D-MABarney FrankMar 16, 2004
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanMar 16, 2004
R-TXHenry BonillaMar 16, 2004
D-TXJim TurnerMar 16, 2004
R-TXJohn R. CarterMar 16, 2004
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 16, 2004
D-NVShelley BerkleyMar 16, 2004
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 18, 2004
R-IAJames A. LeachMar 18, 2004
D-WAJay InsleeMar 18, 2004
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 23, 2004
R-ILRay LaHoodMar 23, 2004
D-KYKen LucasMar 25, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsApr 28, 2004
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonApr 28, 2004
R-NYVito FossellaApr 28, 2004
D-ARMike RossMay 6, 2004
D-WITammy BaldwinMay 6, 2004
R-VAFrank R. WolfMay 13, 2004
R-NYPeter T. KingMay 17, 2004
D-NYJerrold NadlerNov 17, 2004
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldNov 17, 2004

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 19, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 2, 2003
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 19, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 27, 2003

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1143)
  2. Jun 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. May 27, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. May 19, 2003Introduced in House
  5. May 19, 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.

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
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1142Michael C. Burgess R-TXJun 16, 2004

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 419Medicare Osteoporosis Measurement Act of 2003Identical billFeb 14, 2003

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 expand coverage of bone mass measurements under part B of the Medicare Program to all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis.
Short Titles as Introduced
Medicare Osteoporosis Measurement Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2003Introduced in House

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