Health Information Technology Reform Act
Latest action · Apr 9, 2013 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.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Information Technology Reform Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude pathologists from Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments and, in particular, penalties relating to the meaningful use of electronic health records.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2013 to Sep 9, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jun 26, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jun 26, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 8, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 22, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2013Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
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