Hospice Protection Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 12, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 12, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hospice Protection Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from phasing out or eliminating the budget neutrality adjustment factor in the Medicare hospice wage index before October 1, 2009.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 12, 2008 to Dec 10, 2008; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Sep 12, 2008 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Sep 12, 2008 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Sep 12, 2008 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 12, 2008 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Sep 12, 2008 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Oct 1, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Oct 2, 2008 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Dec 10, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 12, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Sep 12, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8480-8481)
- Sep 12, 2008Read 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 S8480 | Arlen Specter D-PA | Sep 12, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6873 | Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 | Related bill | Sep 11, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for a delay in the phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hospice Protection Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2008Introduced in Senate
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