H.R. 3391 (IH) - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility under the Medicare Program. - BILLS-107hr3391ih | Content Details

H.R. 3391 (IH) - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility under the Medicare Program.

Action: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Toomey, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Luther, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Portman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Whitfield) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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

Full Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility under the Medicare Program.

Cosponsors: Fortney Pete Stark (CA); Patrick J. Toomey (PA); Shelley Berkley (NV); William M. Thomas (CA); Charles B. Rangel (NY); Michael Bilirakis (FL); Sherrod Brown (OH); W. J. (Billy) Tauzin (LA); John D. Dingell (MI); Neil Abercrombie (HI); Thomas M. Barrett (WI); Joe Barton (TX); Kevin Brady (TX); Ed Bryant (TN); Richard Burr (NC); Steve Buyer (IN); Dave Camp (MI); Lois Capps (CA); Benjamin L. Cardin (MD); Philip M. Crane (IL); Nathan Deal (GA); Peter Deutsch (FL); Jennifer Dunn (WA); Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (MD); Phil English (PA); Mark Foley (FL); Greg Ganske (IA); Gene Green (TX); James C. Greenwood (PA); Ralph M. Hall (TX); J. D. Hayworth (AZ); Sam Johnson (TX); Gerald D. Kleczka (WI); John Lewis (GA); Ron Lewis (KY); Bill Luther (MN); James H. Maloney (CT); Karen McCarthy (MO); Jim McCrery (LA); Jim McDermott (WA); Michael R. McNulty (NY); Charles W. Norwood (GA); Jim Nussle (IA); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Charles W. "Chip" Pickering (MS); Rob Portman (OH); Jim Ramstad (MN); Bobby L. Rush (IL); John B. Shadegg (AZ); E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL); John Shimkus (IL); Charles W. Stenholm (TX); Ted Strickland (OH); Karen L. Thurman (FL); Edolphus Towns (NY); Fred Upton (MI); Henry A. Waxman (CA); Jerry Weller (IL); Ed Whitfield (KY)

Committees: Committee on Energy and Commerce (Standing), Committee on Ways and Means (Standing)

United States Code References: 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(7)
31 U.S.C. 3729 and 3733
41 U.S.C. 5
42 U.S.C. 1314, 1320a, 1320c-3, 1395b-2, 1395cc, 1395dd, 1395ddd, 1395ee, 1395f, 1395ff, 1395h, 1395hh, 1395i-3, 1395l, 1395pp, 1395u, 1395w, 1395w-21, 1395w-22, 1395w-24, 1395w-4, 1395ww, 1395x and 1395y
44 U.S.C. 3502 and 3534