HR 675 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2011

Introduced Feb 11, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Wally Herger R-CA

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Latest action · Feb 18, 2011 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2011 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to exclude from participation in any federal health care program entities affiliated with a sanctioned entity, as well as any officer or managing employee of an affiliated entity (currently, only individuals with an ownership or control interest in a sanctioned entity), if the affiliated entity was so affiliated at the time of any of the conduct forming the basis for the conviction or exclusion of the sanctioned entity.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2011 to Jan 27, 2012; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-NVDean HellerOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-CADevin NunesOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-MNErik PaulsenOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-KYGeoff DavisOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 11, 2011
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalFeb 11, 2011
R-ILAaron SchockFeb 15, 2011
R-TXSam JohnsonFeb 15, 2011
R-NEAdrian SmithFeb 18, 2011
R-TNDiane BlackMar 1, 2011
D-CAXavier BecerraMar 1, 2011
R-OHSteve AustriaMay 2, 2011
R-MNJohn KlineJun 3, 2011
D-CTJames A. HimesJul 29, 2011
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOct 3, 2011
D-HIMazie K. HironoJan 27, 2012

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2011
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 18, 2011
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2011
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 18, 2011
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Feb 11, 2011Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E209Fortney Pete Stark D-CAFeb 11, 2011

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H725.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities.
Short Titles as Introduced
Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House

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