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HR 43 111th Congress House Health Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 6, 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.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan 6, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E19)
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

What's happening now January 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 46 Related bill Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 27 Republican 14
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Aug 10, 2010
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 30, 2010
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 26, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 2010
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 4, 2010
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 4, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 27, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2010
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 18, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 16, 2010
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 16, 2010
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 12, 2010
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 9, 2010
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 26, 2010
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 22, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Oct 8, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 9, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 13, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 2, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 12, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 12, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 7, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 30, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 2, 2009
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 2, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 2, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 2, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 24, 2009
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 24, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 24, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 24, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 24, 2009
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 15, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 15, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 15, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 43: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-43/
MLA
"H.R. 43: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-43/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 43, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-43/.
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