Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007
Latest action · May 15, 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.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competititve acquisition program.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2007 to Sep 11, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Original | May 9, 2007 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-TN | David Davis | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Jul 24, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 9, 2007Introduced in House
- May 9, 2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- May 9, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2931 | Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology Act of 2008 | Related bill | Apr 29, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cerebral palsy
- Competitive bidding
- Disabled
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Medical supplies
- Medical technology
- Medicare
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular diseases
- Nervous system diseases
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Self-help devices for the disabled
- Social Welfare
- Spinal cord injuries
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2007Introduced in House
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