Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005
Latest action · Jul 1, 2005 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.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish final regulations for equivalent per treatment prospective payment rates for more frequent hemodialysis treatments furnished to qualified individuals at home and in a facility (commonly known as composite Method I and Method II Cap rates), and prospective payment rates for in-facility training for more frequent hemodialysis.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2005 to Jul 13, 2006; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 28, 2005 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Sep 8, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 13, 2006 |
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 Jun 28, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2005 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 30, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 30, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 28, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2005Referred 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.
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 for payment under the Medicare Program for more frequent hemodialysis treatments.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2005Introduced in House
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