HR 2840 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act

Introduced Jul 23, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Fortney Pete Stark D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 30, 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. IntroducedJul 23, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to remove the limitation on the period of Medicare (SSA title XVIII part A) Hospital Insurance program eligibility for disabled workers.

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2003 to Feb 25, 2004; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-TNBart GordonOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJul 23, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 23, 2003
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalJul 23, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisJul 25, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenSep 10, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskySep 10, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 25, 2004

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jul 23, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 30, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 23, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jul 23, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the period of Medicare eligibility for disabled workers.
Short Titles as Introduced
Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 23, 2003Introduced in House

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