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HR 1490 107th Congress House Health Home care services Medicare Social Welfare

Homebound Clarification Act of 2001

Introduced: April 4, 2001 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 4, 2001
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.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Homebound Clarification Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to provisions regarding conditions on payments for services and payments of claims of service providers, as amended by Federal law commonly referred to as the (Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP) Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA). Declares that no individual shall be disqualified from being considered confined to the home for any non-medical absence (including, as currently, any absence to attend a religious service), without regard to whether the absence is infrequent or of relatively short duration.

Makes this Act effective as if included in the enactment of BIPA.

What's happening now April 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 3
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 23, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 25, 2002
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 22, 2002
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 28, 2002
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 17, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 2001
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 25, 2001
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 25, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2001
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 4, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1490: Homebound Clarification Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1490/
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