S. 445 (115 th ): Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017

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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.

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Sponsor and status

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Susan Collins

Sponsor. Senator for Maine. Republican.

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Last Updated: Feb 27, 2017
Length: 8 pages Introduced Feb 27, 2017
115 th Congress (2017–2019) Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on February 27, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

46 Cosponsors (33 Democrats, 12 Republicans, 1 Independent)

History

Jun 21, 2007 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1678 (110th).

Nov 20, 2009 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2814 (111th).

Jan 31, 2011 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 227 (112th).

Jul 18, 2013 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1332 (113th).

Feb 26, 2015 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 578 (114th).

Feb 27, 2017 Introduced

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Jan 31, 2019 Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 296 (116th).

S. 445 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 445. This is the one from the 115 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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