Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Extension Act of 2006
Latest action · Dec 6, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11244-11245)
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 15, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Extension Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend permanently the floor (at 1.00) on the Medicare work geographic adjustment under the fee schedule for physicians' services.
(The Secretary of Health and Human Services is required, after calculating the work geographic index for payment for physicians' services furnished on or after January 1, 2004, to increase the work geographic index to 1.00 for any locality for which the calculated index is less than 1.00.)
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2006 to Sep 28, 2006; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Jun 15, 2006 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Jun 22, 2006 | |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Jun 22, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 28, 2006 |
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 Jun 15, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11244-11245)
- Jun 15, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Jun 15, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5952)
- Jun 15, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5952)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5952Text printed S5952 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text) | Jun 15, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the floor on the Medicare work geographic adjustment under the fee schedule for physicians' services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Extension Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2006Introduced in Senate
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