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HR 1730 110th Congress House Health Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Housing and Community Development Medicare Rural health Social Welfare

MedPAC Rural Representation Act

Introduced: March 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 28, 2007
Introduced in House
Mar 28, 2007
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

MedPAC Rural Representation Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that the proportion of members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) who represent the interests of health care providers and Medicare beneficiaries located in rural areas be no less than the proportion of the total number of Medicare beneficiaries who reside in such areas.

What's happening now March 29, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 7
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 9, 2007
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 17, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 28, 2007
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 28, 2007
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 28, 2007
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 28, 2007
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 28, 2007
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 28, 2007
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 28, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1730: MedPAC Rural Representation Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1730/
MLA
"H.R. 1730: MedPAC Rural Representation Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1730/.
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H.R. 1730, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1730/.
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