HR 1730 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

MedPAC Rural Representation Act

Introduced Mar 28, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Greg Walden R-OR

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 29, 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 28, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

MedPAC Rural Representation Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that the proportion of members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) who represent the interests of health care providers and Medicare beneficiaries located in rural areas be no less than the proportion of the total number of Medicare beneficiaries who reside in such areas.

Cosponsors 58

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2007 to Mar 10, 2008; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-MIBart StupakOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-OKDan BorenOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-WADoc HastingsOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-NELee TerryOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-ARMike RossOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-KSNancy E. BoydaOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-ILPhil HareOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-VARick BoucherOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-AZRick RenziOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-WIRon KindOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-MOSam GravesOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-IATom LathamOriginalMar 28, 2007
D-NMTom UdallOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-CAWally HergerOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 28, 2007
R-ILJerry WellerMar 29, 2007
D-TNLincoln DavisMar 29, 2007
R-KYRon LewisMar 29, 2007
R-KYHarold RogersApr 17, 2007
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIApr 17, 2007
R-WIThomas E. PetriApr 17, 2007
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestApr 17, 2007
D-PAJason AltmireApr 18, 2007
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyApr 25, 2007
D-WISteve KagenMay 2, 2007
D-WITammy BaldwinMay 9, 2007
D-TNJohn S. TannerJun 13, 2007
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteSep 4, 2007
R-TXK. Michael ConawayMar 10, 2008

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 28, 2007
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 28, 2007
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 29, 2007

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 29, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 28, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Mar 28, 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 110-30MEDICARE PROGRAM EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY164 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeApr 18, 2007

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 ensure proportional representation of rural interests on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Short Titles as Introduced
MedPAC Rural Representation Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 28, 2007Introduced in House

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