A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare national coverage determination on the treatment of anemia in cancer patients.
Latest action · Sep 4, 2007 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11080-11081)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedAug 3, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateSep 4, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should: (1) begin an immediate reconsideration of the final National Coverage Determination on the Use of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions (CAG-000383N); (2) consult with members of the clinical oncology community to determine appropriate revisions to it: and (3) implement such revisions as soon as feasible, and brief Congress in advance of announcing such changes.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 3, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
Withdrew 1 Tom Harkin D-IA Sep 4, 2007
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 Aug 4, 2007Discharged Sep 4, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 4, 2007Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11080-11081)
- Sep 4, 2007Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11080-11081)
- Sep 4, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11080-11081)
- Aug 3, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Aug 3, 2007Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10943-10944)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 S13201 | Max Baucus D-MT | Oct 22, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11080Text printed S11080 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10944Text printed S10943 | Arlen Specter D-PA | Aug 3, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare national coverage determination on the treatment of anemia in cancer patients.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 4, 2007Agreed to Senate
- Aug 3, 2007Introduced in Senate
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