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HR 2373 111th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare

Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2009

Introduced: May 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 12, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 12, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
May 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to restore Medicare payment for the rent of oxygen and oxygen equipment.

Repeals the limitation of Medicare payment to the supplier for such equipment (including portable oxygen equipment) to 36 months of continuous use.

What's happening now May 13, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 7 Republican 9
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 13, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 7, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 30, 2009
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 28, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 20, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 7, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 7, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 16, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 12, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 12, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 9, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 9, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 2, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 2, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2373: Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2373/
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"H.R. 2373: Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2373/.
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H.R. 2373, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2373/.
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