SRES 681
110th Congress
Senate
Congress
Health
Health facilities
Members of Congress
Physicians
Senate
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers
A resolution to allow the part time, volunteer practice of medicine in private medical facilities.
Introduced: September 24, 2008
Introduced by:
McConnell, Mitch
Republican
· Kentucky
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9424)
Sep 24, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Allows a Senator to use the medical facilities of a private entity to provide voluntary medical care to patients, provided that the Senator: (1) is a licensed physician; (2) only practices medicine on a part-time basis outside of regular Senate office hours; (3) believes in good faith that he or she must use such facilities to provide the required level of medical care; (4) does not receive any compensation for providing such care; and (5) does not allow the private facility to use his or her name.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9424)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1