US HB2499 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 78-15)
Status: Introduced on July 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Savings Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend coverage to lymphedema diagnosis and treatment services. including lymphedema compression treatment items.

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Title

Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011

Sponsors

Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-07-20HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-07-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-07-12HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2011-07-12HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-07-12HouseReferred 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.

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