Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's
Latest action · Mar 27, 2019 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 26, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct outreach to health care practitioners regarding comprehensive care planning services that are available under Medicare for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The CMS must report on its outreach efforts, as well as on the number of beneficiaries receiving such services and any barriers to access.
Cosponsors 244
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2019 to Dec 18, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Apr 3, 2019 |
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 26, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 26, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 27, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 26, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2019Referred 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.
- Mar 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
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. 165, no. 52, March 26, 2019, page H2827.
Printed hearings 3
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. 116-525 | THE ALZHEIMER'S CRISIS: EXAMINING TESTING AND TREATMENT PIPELINES AND FISCAL IMPLICATIONS64 pages | Finance Committee | Dec 16, 2020 |
| S. Hrg. 116-515 | TELEHEALTH: LESSONS FROM. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC72 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jun 17, 2020 |
| S. Hrg. 116-538 | ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER COGNITIVE DISEASES: AN ARIZONA PERSPECTIVE47 pages | Aging (Special) Committee | Nov 1, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 880 | Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's | Identical bill | Mar 26, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer's disease care planning services furnished under the Medicare program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Introduced in House
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.
