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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 17, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | May 17, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 23, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Jun 8, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 8, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 14, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | May 22, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 5, 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.
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 guaranteed issue of Medicare supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon first enrolling under part B of the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in House
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