For details on individual bills, do a bill search at
< http://thomas.loc.gov > (be sure to select the "111th
Congress").
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H.RES.52 : Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to
amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the
Children's Health Insurance Program, and
for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 1/13/09)
Cosponsors (0)
H.R.33 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to
eliminate the 5-month waiting period for
entitlement to disability benefits and to eliminate
reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit
entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such
decisions.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0
Comment: Might this open the door to microchipping
babies?:
H.R.63 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
require hospitals reimbursed under
the Medicare system to establish and
implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant
patient abduction and baby switching, including
procedures for
identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner
that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the
hospital.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors
(0)
H.R.92 : To amend titles XI and XIX of the
Social Security Act to remove the cap on
Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust
the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories.
Sponsor: Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] (introduced 1/6/09)
Cosponsors (2)
H.R.122 : To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Social
Security Act to limit the misuse of Social Security
numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors
(0)
H.R.132 : To amend title II of the Social
Security Act to restrict totalization agreements between the United
States and other countries to providing for appropriate exchange of Social
Security taxes or contributions between the parties to such agreements,
and to prohibit crediting of individuals under such title with earnings from
employment or self-employment in the United States performed
while such individuals are not citizens, nationals, or
lawful permanent residents of the United States and are not authorized by
law to be employed in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.133 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
that individuals and appropriate authorities are
notified by the Commissioner of Social Security of evidence of misuse of the
Social Security account numbers of such individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors
(0)
H.R.160 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
prospectively that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by
individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States shall not
be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance program under such title, and to provide the President
with authority to enter into agreements with other nations taking into
account such limitation on crediting of wages and self-employment income.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (3)
H.R.180 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
waive the requirement for proof of citizenship
during first year of life for children born in the United States to a
Medicaid-eligible mother.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (4)
H.R.193 : To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that
assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents,
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.194 : To amend the Social Security Act to
guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after
2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.203 : To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide increased civil and criminal penalties for
acts involving fraud and abuse under the Medicare Program and to
increase the amount of the surety bond required for suppliers of durable
medical equipment.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.220 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the
integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers
issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment
in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number,
and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing
standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.238 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for
an improved benefit computation formula for workers
affected by the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the
Social Security Amendments of 1977 who attain age 65 during the 10-year
period after 1981 and before 1992 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide
prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.298 : To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require
SCHIP annual reports to include information on the
HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by
individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on
State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and
to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys
to measure access by such idividuals to physicians.
Sponsor: Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-7] (introduced 1/8/09) Cosponsors
(0)
H.R.306 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
coverage for kidney disease education services
under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 1/8/09) Cosponsors (1)
H.R.319 : To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to
permit States the option of coverage of legal
immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State children's health
insurance program (SCHIP).
Sponsor: Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln[FL-21](introduced1/8/09)
Cosponsors(0)
H.R.321 : To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to expand
coverage options under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP) through premium assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 1/8/09) Cosponsors (8)
H.R.322 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to
remove the limitation upon the amount of outside
income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits
under such title, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/8/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.398 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to restore
and protect access to Medicaid discount drug prices
for university-based and safety-net clinics.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 1/9/09) Cosponsors (4)
H.R.462 : To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to
improve dental benefits under Medicaid and the
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP),
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 1/13/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.465 : To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to
permit States to ensure coverage without a 5-year
delay of certain children and pregnant women under the Medicaid
program and SCHIP.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/13/09) Cosponsors (2)
H.R.504 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover
hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services
under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/14/09) Cosponsors (2)
H.R.531 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require
that the Commissioner of Social Security notify
individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers.
Sponsor: Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] (introduced 1/14/09) Cosponsors (0)
H.R.542 : To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to
permit States to rely on findings from an express plan
agency to conduct simplified eligibility determinations under
Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Sponsor: Rep Putnam, Adam H. [FL-12] (introduced 1/14/09) Cosponsors (1)
H.R.563 : To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to
require States to provide priority under the
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to children in
families with gross income below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/15/09) Cosponsors (5)
H.R.574 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for the coverage of home infusion therapy under
the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 1/15/09) Cosponsors (3)
H.R.592 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage
the use of certified health information technology by
providers in the Medicaid Program and the Children's Health Insurance
Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] (introduced 1/15/09) Cosponsors
(1)
H.R.616 : To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and
pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the
same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals.
Sponsor: Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] (introduced 1/21/09) Cosponsors (7)
H.R.619 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the
exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid Program of items and
services for patients in an institution for mental
diseases.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 1/21/09) Cosponsors
(1)
H.R.668 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of
determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access
hospital under the Medicare Program and to exempt from the critical access
hospital inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain
veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] (introduced 1/23/09) Cosponsors (1)
S.42 : A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
preserve and protect Social Security benefits of
American workers and to help ensure greater congressional oversight of
the Social Security system by requiring that both Houses of Congress approve
a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers
Social Security benefits, can go into effect.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (8)
S.46 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy
caps.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (13)
S.52 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
provide 100 percent reimbursement for medical
assistance provided to a Native Hawaiian through a
Federally-qualified health center or a Native Hawaiian health care system.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.53 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of services provided by nursing
school clinics under State Medicaid programs.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.54 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for patient protection by establishing minimum
nurse staffing ratios at certain Medicare providers, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.55 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide improved
reimbursement for clinical social worker services under the Medicare
program.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.56 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
remove the restriction that a clinical psychologist or
clinical social worker provide services in a comprehensive outpatient
rehabilitation facility to a patient only under the care of a
physician.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.63 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
improve access to advanced practice nurses and
physicians assistants under the Medicaid Program.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.75 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
require the use of generic drugs under
the Medicare part D prescription drug program when available unless the
brand name drug is determined to be medically necessary.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.77 : A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to
provide for equal coverage of mental health
services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (1)
S.79 : A bill to amend the Social Security Act to
establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for
Catastrophic Health Care Costs.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.81 : A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before
1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or
an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule
governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted
in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.82 : A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance
Program, to limit income eligibility expansions
under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled,
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.97 : A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to
require States to
implement a drug testing program for applicants
for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) program.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.115 : A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that wages earned, and self-employment income
derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or
nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States
shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance program under such title.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.142 : A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act
to ensure that every uninsured child in America has
health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/6/09) Cosponsors (1)
S.214 : A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to
permit qualifying States to use their allotments under the
State Children's Health Insurance Program for
any fiscal year for certain Medicaid expenditures.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/12/09) Cosponsors(3)
S.228 : A bill to amend title XIX of the
Social Security Act to permit States, at their option,
to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary
evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of
eligibility for Medicaid, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/13/09) Cosponsors(1)
S.254 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy
under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 1/15/09) Cosponsors (2)
S.264 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
encourage the use of certified health information
technology by providers in the Medicaid program and the Children's
Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 1/15/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.266 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
reduce the coverage gap in prescription drug coverage
under part D of such title based on savings to the Medicare program
resulting from the negotiation of prescription drug prices.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 1/15/09) Cosponsors (6)
S.295 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
improve the quality and efficiency of the Medicare program through
measurement of readmission rates and resource
use and to develop a pilot program to provide episodic
payments to organized groups of multispecialty and multilevel providers
of services and suppliers for hospitalization episodes associated with
select, high cost diagnoses.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/21/09) Cosponsors (0)
S.301 : A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to
provide for transparency in the relationship between
physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical
supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 1/22/09) Cosponsors(2)
S.307 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are
counted for purposes of determining whether a
hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the
Medicare program and to exempt from the critical access hospital inpatient
bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain veterans.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 1/22/09) Cosponsors (1)