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HR 941 112th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Medicare

Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2011

Introduced: March 8, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2011
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.
Mar 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover the services of a qualified respiratory therapist performed under the general supervision of a physician.

What's happening now March 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 10 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 11, 2012
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 29, 2012
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 26, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 30, 2012
Meehan, Patrick
· Apr 24, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Apr 17, 2012
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Apr 17, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Mar 20, 2012
Rodgers, Cathy
· Mar 20, 2012
Boren, Dan
· Mar 8, 2012
FRANK, BARNEY
· Mar 8, 2012
GREEN, GENE
· Mar 8, 2012
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Mar 7, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2012
Murphy, Tim
· Jun 16, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 3, 2011
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 10, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 10, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· May 10, 2011
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Mar 29, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 29, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 941: Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-941/
MLA
"H.R. 941: Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-941/.
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H.R. 941, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-941/.
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