Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 7, 2007 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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for guaranteed issue of replacement Medicare supplemental (Medigap) policies for beneficiaries under age 65 upon first enrolling under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2007 to May 22, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Mar 13, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Mar 13, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 29, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 5, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2007Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in House
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