Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 25, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
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 3, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).
Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report to Congress on the impact of competitive bidding on small clinical laboratories.
Includes CMS (solely with respect to its capacity to issue rules governing the Medicare part B fee schedule for clinical laboratory services) as an agency for purposes of the requirement to assure the opportunity for participation of small entities in the making of rules that will have a significant economic impact on them.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 14, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 14, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 14, 2013 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 14, 2013 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | May 14, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Jan 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 4, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Small Business, 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.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Public contracts and procurement
- Small business
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
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