US Congress House Bill 1761 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 81-43)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act or HELLPP Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program. Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes regarding the processes of: (1) documentation by a physician of, and certification of a comprehensive plan of care related to, the diabetic condition; (2) prescription by a podiatrist or other qualified physician upon a finding of the medical necessity for the therapeutic shoes, including findings communicated to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy of certain related foot conditions; and (3) fitting and supplying the shoes. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject to the continuing levy upon property and property rights, for collection of unpaid taxes, any payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier.

HELLPP Act

Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Garcia [D-FL]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-04-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-04-25	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-04-25	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-04-25	House	Referred 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.

SB1318 (Same As) 2013-07-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1761/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1761/BILLS-113hr1761ih.pdf