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HR 6142 112th Congress House Health Health personnel Medicare

Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012

Introduced: July 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5337)
Jul 25, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 18, 2012
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.
Jul 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend for one year the Medicare physician payment rates without change.

What's happening now July 31, 2012

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5337)

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3630 Related bill Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
  • HR 3743 Related bill Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
  • HR 3765 Related bill Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 18, 2012
Flores, Bill
· Jul 18, 2012
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 18, 2012
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jul 18, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6142: Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6142/
MLA
"H.R. 6142: Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6142/.
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H.R. 6142, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6142/.
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