Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 28, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6225; text of measure as introduced: CR S6225-6227)
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017
This bill modifies provisions relating to coverage for and access to treatment for chronic kidney disease, including Medicare payment provisions for renal dialysis services.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2017 to Apr 11, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Apr 11, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6225; text of measure as introduced: CR S6225-6227)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6225Text printed S6225–S6227 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Sep 28, 2017 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-438 | NOMINATION OF ALEX MICHAEL AZAR II202 pages | Finance Committee | Jan 9, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2644 | Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Minority health
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2017Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
