Guidance, Understanding, and Information for Dual Eligibles (GUIDE) Act
Latest action · May 14, 2009 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 13, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guidance, Understanding, and Information for Dual Eligibles (GUIDE) Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a three-year demonstration program under which the Secretary awards grants and contracts to appropriate, qualified community programs and clinics for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, or certain programs under the Public Health Services Act, to employ qualified social workers and case managers to provide one-on-one counseling about benefits under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to a full-benefit dual eligible individual (eligible for benefits under both Medicare and SSA title XIX [Medicaid]) who has one or more mental disabilities.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2009 to Nov 19, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | May 13, 2009 |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Nov 19, 2009 |
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 13, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 13, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 13, 2009Introduced in House
- May 13, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5552-5553)
- May 13, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- May 13, 2009Referred 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 13, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5552 | Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA | May 13, 2009 |
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 1
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. 111-38 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2309, CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT; AND H.R. 2190, MERCURY POLLUTION REDUCTION ACT217 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 12, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a Medicare prescription drug outreach demonstration program for individuals who are eligible for benefits under the Medicare Program and for medical assistance under Medicaid and who have mental disabilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Guidance, Understanding, and Information for Dual Eligibles (GUIDE) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2009Introduced 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.
