HR 5877 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Shingles Prevention Act

Introduced Apr 23, 2008 Originated House Sponsor Mazie K. Hirono D-HI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 29, 2008 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. IntroducedApr 23, 2008
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Shingles Prevention Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of the shingles vaccine and its administration.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2008 to Dec 10, 2008; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-MABarney FrankOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-WABrian BairdOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-AZEd PastorOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-CALois CappsOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalApr 23, 2008
R-PRLuis G. FortunoOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-KSNancy E. BoydaOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-ILPhil HareOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-WISteve KagenOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalApr 23, 2008
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalApr 23, 2008
R-IATom LathamDec 10, 2008

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 23, 2008
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 23, 2008
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 23, 2008
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 29, 2008

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 29, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Apr 23, 2008Introduced in House
  3. Apr 23, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E708)
  4. Apr 23, 2008Referred 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.
  5. Apr 23, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E708Mazie K. Hirono D-HIApr 23, 2008

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for the shingles vaccine under the Medicare Program.
Short Titles as Introduced
Shingles Prevention Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 23, 2008Introduced in House

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