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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Dec 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Dec 17, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Dec 17, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | May 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 22, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Sep 11, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 9, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2007 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 9, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 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.
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 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-95 | SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT193 pages | Small Business Committee | May 21, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-82 | MEDICARE'S DMEPOS COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM151 pages | Ways and Means Committee | May 6, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-56 | SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT: WILL SMALL SUPPLIERS BE ABLE TO COMPETE?153 pages | Small Business Committee | Oct 31, 2007 |
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 |
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 exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007
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
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
