Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 2, 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 21, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare coverage to medical nutrition therapy services for people with pre-diabetes and risk factors for developing type-2 diabetes.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2009 to Dec 10, 2009; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Dec 10, 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 21, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 2, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 21, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in House
- May 21, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- May 21, 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 21, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2872 | Diana DeGette D-CO | Dec 2, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2810 | Diana DeGette D-CO | Nov 19, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in House
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