Rep. Joe Barton: key health care votes
On Passage: H R 1190 Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015 [more]
On Passage: H R 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 [more]
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 876 Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act [more]
April 10, 2014
HR 96: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024.
Status: House passed
On Agreeing to the Resolution: H CON RES 96 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 [more]
March 14, 2014
HR 4015: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
Status: House passed
On Passage: H R 4015 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare payments for physicians and other professionals, and for other purposes [more]
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
On Passage: H R 3961 Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 [more]
July 15, 2008
HR 6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Status: House passed
Passage, Objections of the President Not Withstanding: H R 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act [more]
January 12, 2007
HR 4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
Status: House passed
On Passage: H R 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act [more]
June 27, 2003
HR 1: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
Status: House passed
On Passage: H R 1 Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act [more]