Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 6, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to repeal the outpatient therapy cap.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2009 to Jul 19, 2010; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jan 7, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jan 7, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Apr 20, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Apr 20, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | May 5, 2009 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 12, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Apr 26, 2010 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | May 13, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jun 7, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 17, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jul 19, 2010 |
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 Jan 6, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 6, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 43 | Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jan 14, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
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