Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005
Latest action · Feb 9, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005 - Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid to review: (1) each of Medicaid's major functional responsibilities; (2) issues that either threaten or improve the long-term financial condition of Medicaid; (3) Federal and State policies for Medicaid and Medicare enrollment (including enrollment sites), income eligibility, outreach, and documentation; (4) the operation and effectiveness of Medicaid premium assistance programs; and (5) Medicaid payment policies.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2005 to Apr 25, 2005; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Apr 4, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 4, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Apr 4, 2005 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Apr 4, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Apr 11, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Apr 25, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Apr 25, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Feb 9, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1208-1211)
- Feb 9, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1257 | Lincoln Chafee R-RI | Feb 10, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1208, S1211–S1214Factsheets S1213Lists S1208Organizations supporting S. 338, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment | Gordon H. Smith R-OR, Jeff Bingaman D-NM, Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | Feb 9, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 985 | Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Child health
- Coinsurance
- Demography
- Disabled
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-state relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health insurance
- Hospital care
- Insurance premiums
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Managed care
- Medicaid
- Medical records
- Medically uninsured
- Medicare
- Minorities
- Minority health
- Poor children
- Pregnant women
- Quality of care
- Social Welfare
- Welfare eligibility
- Women
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2005Introduced in Senate
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