S 1127 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003

Introduced May 22, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Debbie Stabenow D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 22, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)

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 22, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fair And Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003 - Places within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) any administrative law judge (ALJ) performing functions in the Medicare appeals process. Directs the Secretary of HHS to ensure the independence of such ALJ's according to specified criteria. Requires that they be placed in an administrative office organizationally and functionally separate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Prohibits any individual who is not a duly appointed ALJ from performing ALJ functions in the Medicare appeals process.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2003 to Jun 16, 2003, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd	Original	May 22, 2003
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Original	May 22, 2003
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg	Original	May 22, 2003
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman	Original	May 22, 2003
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV	Original	May 22, 2003
D-NJ	Jon S. Corzine	Original	May 22, 2003
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Original	May 22, 2003
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin	Original	May 22, 2003
D-IA	Tom Harkin	Original	May 22, 2003
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan		May 23, 2003
D-NV	Harry Reid		May 23, 2003
D-FL	Bill Nelson		Jun 9, 2003
D-MI	Carl Levin		Jun 16, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 22, 2003Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)
May 22, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7016-7017)

Subjects

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

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