HR 6226 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

PUSH Act of 2016

Introduced Sep 28, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Tom Price R-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 6, 2016 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. IntroducedSep 28, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pre-Claims Undermine Seniors' Health Act of 2016 or the PUSH Act of 2016

This bill delays the Medicare demonstration for pre-claim review of home health services and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report on such pre-claim review. Specifically, CMS shall delay or suspend the demonstration by the later of: (1) one year after either the bill's enactment or the demonstration's scheduled start-date, as applicable; or (2) six months after CMS submits its report. 

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2016 to Dec 8, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterNov 14, 2016
R-TXJeb HensarlingNov 14, 2016
R-NDKevin CramerNov 14, 2016
R-TXLamar SmithNov 14, 2016
R-KSLynn JenkinsNov 14, 2016
R-TNMarsha BlackburnNov 14, 2016
R-COScott R. TiptonNov 14, 2016
R-WISean P. DuffyNov 14, 2016
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeNov 14, 2016
R-TXJohn RatcliffeNov 16, 2016
R-TXPete SessionsNov 16, 2016
R-TXK. Michael ConawayNov 30, 2016
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingNov 30, 2016
R-TXMichael C. BurgessDec 7, 2016
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoDec 8, 2016
D-MAStephen F. LynchDec 8, 2016

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 28, 2016
Health Subcommittee
Referred Oct 6, 2016
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Sep 28, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 6, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Sep 28, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Sep 28, 2016Referred 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.

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: Consistent with the understanding and interpretation of the Commerce Clause, Congress has the authority to enact this legislation in accordance with Clause 3 of Section 8, Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 147, September 28, 2016, page H6105.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To delay the Medicare demonstration for pre-claim review of home health services, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
PUSH Act of 2016
Pre-Claims Undermine Seniors' Health Act of 2016

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2016Introduced in House

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