Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2003
Latest action · Jul 23, 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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for a gradual reduction of copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare program (from 50 percent to the standard 20 percent) by 2009.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2003 to Sep 23, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | Jul 17, 2003 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 22, 2003 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jul 22, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Sep 9, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Nov 5, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 24, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Mar 24, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 1, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 23, 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 Jul 17, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 23, 2003 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 22, 2003 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 22, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 18, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1519-1520)
- Jul 17, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1519 | Ted Strickland D-OH | Jul 18, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 853 | Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2003 | Identical bill | Apr 10, 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 eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2003Introduced in House
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