3.0.0 43 2021-09-28T19:57:21Z 2021-09-28T19:57:21Z House H HR 2009-01-06 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-14T20:08:06Z Referred to 2009-01-06T17:24:49Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-06T17:24:50Z 111 46 S 2009-01-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2009-01-14 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-01-06 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-01-06 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-01-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E19) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000287 Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31] XAVIER BECERRA D CA 31 N B000575 Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] ROY BLUNT R MO 7 2009-01-06 True R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2009-01-06 True M001120 Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] JOHN MURTHA D PA P. 12 2009-01-15 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2009-01-15 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2009-01-15 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2009-01-15 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. 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Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2009-04-02 False D000603 Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] Geoff Davis R KY 4 2009-04-02 False R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2009-04-30 False M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2009-04-30 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2009-04-30 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2009-04-30 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2009-04-30 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2009-04-30 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2009-04-30 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2009-04-30 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2009-05-04 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2009-05-07 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2009-05-07 False C001060 Rep. 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Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2009-06-02 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2009-06-02 False O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2009-06-02 False F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2009-06-02 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2009-06-02 False B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2009-06-02 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2009-06-02 False L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2009-06-02 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2009-06-02 False H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 0 2009-06-09 False S000672 Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] VICTOR SNYDER D AR F. 2 2009-06-09 False L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 9 2009-06-09 False R000577 Rep. 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Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2010-01-26 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2010-01-26 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2010-01-26 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2010-01-26 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2010-01-26 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2010-01-26 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2010-01-26 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2010-01-26 False C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2010-01-29 False K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2010-01-29 False D000609 Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1] Steve Driehaus D OH 1 2010-02-22 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2010-02-22 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. 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00 2009-01-06 Introduced in House 2009-01-13T15:57:06Z Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

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