Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 8, 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.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2007
- Passed SenateSep 25, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to delay for six months, from September 30, 2007, through March 31, 2008, the effective date of the requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prescribe covered outpatient drugs.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2007 to Sep 26, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Sep 21, 2007 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Sep 26, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 21, 2007Discharged Sep 25, 2007 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 8, 2007 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 27, 2007Received in the House.
- Sep 27, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 27, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 25, 2007Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12076)
- Sep 25, 2007Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12076)
- Sep 25, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S12076)
- Sep 21, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Sep 21, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12076Text printed S12076 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Sep 25, 2007 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2013 | Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 | Related bill | Aug 3, 2007 |
| HR 3090 | Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jul 18, 2007 |
| HR 3647 | To delay for 6 months the requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program. | Related bill | Nov 8, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to delay for 6 months the requirement to use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2007Referred in House
- Sep 25, 2007Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 21, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
