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Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3010)
Feb 17, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1654-1655)
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the outpatient therapy cap.

What's happening now March 17, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3010)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 916 Related bill Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 2, 2006
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 4, 2005
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 9, 2005
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 28, 2005
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 438: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-438/
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"S. 438: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-438/.
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S. 438, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-438/.
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