HR 2236 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Access to Diabetes Screening Services Act of 2003

Introduced May 22, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Gene Green D-TX

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Latest action · Jun 2, 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. IntroducedMay 22, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Access to Diabetes Screening Services Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for coverage of diabetes screening tests and services.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2003 to Nov 17, 2003; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 22, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXChris BellOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-KYErnie FletcherOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.OriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJun 3, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonJun 3, 2003
D-TNJim CooperJun 3, 2003
D-CAJoe BacaJun 3, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 24, 2003
D-CATom LantosJun 24, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJul 16, 2003
R-KYHarold RogersSep 5, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenNov 17, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiNov 17, 2003

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 22, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 2, 2003
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 22, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 29, 2003

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 29, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. May 22, 2003Introduced in House
  4. May 22, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1056)
  5. May 22, 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 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
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E2382Joe Baca D-CANov 21, 2003
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1056Gene Green D-TXMay 22, 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 provide coverage under the Medicare Program for diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other services to screen for diabetes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Access to Diabetes Screening Services 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 22, 2003Introduced in House

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