H.R.560: Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced Feb. 8, 2011
  • Latest Major Action Feb. 28, 2011

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that the proportion of members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) who represent the interests of health care providers and Medicare beneficiaries located in rural areas be no less than the proportion of the total number...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
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.
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 8, 2011

Introduced in the House by Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

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