HR 4161 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

COMP Act

Introduced Aug 2, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Mike Thompson D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 5, 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.

  1. IntroducedAug 2, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Coordination Of Medicare Payments and Worker's Compensation Act or the COMP Act

This bill alters provisions relating to Medicare secondary payer rules with respect to workers' compensation settlement arrangements. Among other things, the bill provides that a Medicare set-aside fulfills secondary payer obligations if the set-aside is included in the arrangement and meets certain other criteria.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2019 to Mar 11, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NCGeorge HoldingOriginalAug 2, 2019
R-TXKenny MarchantNov 12, 2019
D-ALTerri A. SewellMar 11, 2020

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Aug 2, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Aug 2, 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.
  4. Aug 2, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4734COMP ActRelated billSep 24, 2020

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2019Introduced in House

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