DISARM Act of 2014
Latest action · Mar 14, 2014 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 11, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014 or DISARM Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) recognize the costs of new antimicrobial drugs under the Medicare payment system for the inpatient services of subsection (d) hospitals, (2) provide for additional payment with respect to discharges involving such drugs, (3) publish in the Federal Register a list of the new antimicrobial drugs, and (4) further reduce each of the average standardized payment amounts in a specified manner to maintain budget neutrality in a fiscal year beginning with FY2015.
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the barriers that prevent the development of new antimicrobial drugs and develop recommendations for actions to be taken in order to overcome such barriers.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2014 to Sep 18, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 11, 2014 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | May 19, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 21, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 29, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | May 29, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | May 30, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | May 30, 2014 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 18, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 25, 2014 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 29, 2014 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Sep 18, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2014 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2014 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2014Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H2301H.R. 4187–4207 | — | Mar 11, 2014 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2301.
Titles 3
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 encourage the development and use of new antimicrobial drugs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- DISARM Act of 2014
- Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2014Introduced in House
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