To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.
Latest action · Jul 11, 2018 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Blackburn asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1898, a bill originally introduced by Representative Meehan, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill specifies that certain Medicare payment rules applicable to imaging services shall apply to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry services used in bone mass scans beginning in 2017.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.
Cosponsors 50
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2017 to Nov 29, 2018; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jul 13, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Aug 11, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Oct 3, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-NC | George Holding | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 26, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Nov 17, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 5, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Oct 19, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Oct 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Trey Hollingsworth | Nov 29, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2017 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 17, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2018ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Blackburn asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1898, a bill originally introduced by Representative Meehan, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 7, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2017Referred 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.
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 | Debate and remarks H6065 | Marsha Blackburn R-TN | Jul 11, 2018 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 58, April 4, 2017, page H2698.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3160 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement. | Related bill | Jun 28, 2018 |
Titles 1
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 improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House
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