US Congress House Bill 718 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 100-47)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-02-18 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E315, E761)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2011 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to amend specified Listings of Impairments by providing medical and evaluation criteria for Huntington's Disease. Amends SSA title II to waive the 24-month waiting period for coverage under the Medicare program for individuals diagnosed with Hunington's Disease.

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2011

Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Turner [R-NY]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-18	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E315, E761)
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2011-02-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SB648 (Related) 2011-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/718/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr718/BILLS-112hr718ih.pdf