Lymphedema Treatment Act
Latest action · Apr 7, 2015 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 25, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lymphedema Treatment Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover certain lymphedema compression treatment items as durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
Cosponsors 261
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2015 to Dec 13, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 14, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2015Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2373 | Lymphedema Treatment Act | Identical bill | Dec 8, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
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