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HR 1730 110th Congress House

MedPAC Rural Representation Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure proportional representation of rural interests on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

Introduced: March 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health Federal advisory bodiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentMedicare
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Rural healthSocial Welfare
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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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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 Latest action March 29, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 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
Boyda, Nancy
· 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/
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"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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