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The Medicare Vision Rehabilitation Services Act of 2001, H.R. 2484

Sponsor: Michael E. Capuano (D-MA)

Introduced July 12, 2001

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve outpatient vision services under part B of the Medicare Program.

Referred to House Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health
Referred to House Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health

Alphabetical List of Cosponsors
State-by-State List of Cosponsors

Alphabetical List of CoSponsors (as at February 27, 2002)

Abercrombie, Neil (D-HI)
Ackerman, Gary L. (D-NY)
Baldacci, John Elias (D-ME)
Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI)
Boehlert, Sherwood L. (R-NY)
Bonior, David E. (D-MI)
Borski, Robert A. (D-PA)
Boucher, Rick (D-VA)
Brady, Robert A. (D-PA)
Brown, Corrine (D-FL)
Brown, Sherrod (D-OH)
Buyer, Stephen E. (R-IN)
Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV)
Carson, Julia (D-IN)
Christensen, Donna M. (D-VI)
Clay, William Lacy (D-MO)
Cooksey, John (R-LA)
Costello, Jerry F. (D-IL)
Coyne, William J. (D-PA)
Crowley, Joseph (D-NY)
Doyle, Michael F. (D-PA)
Eshoo, Anna G. (D-CA)
Evans, Lane (D-IL)
Fattah, Chaka (D-PA)
Filner, Bob (D-CA)
Fletcher, Ernie (R-KY)
Foley, Mark (R-FL)
Fossella, Vito (R-NY)
Frank, Barney (D-MA)
Frost, Martin (D-TX)
Gilman, Benjamin A. (R-NY)
Goode, Virgil (I-VA)
Goodlatte, Bob (R-VA)
Gordon, Bart (D-TN)
Grucci, Felix J. (R-NY)
Hart, Rep Melissa (R-PA)
Hinchey, Maurice D. (D-NY)
Hoeffel, Joseph (D-PA)
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs (D-OH)
Kaptur, Marcy (D-OH)
Kildee, Dale E. (D-MI)
Kilpatrick, Carolyn (D-MI)
Kucinich, Dennis J. (D-OH)
LaFalce, John J. (D-NY)
Lantos, Tom (D-CA)
Larson, John (D-CT)
Lewis, John (D-GA)
Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA)
Lowey, Nita M. (D-NY)
Maloney, Carolyn B. (D-NY)
Maloney, James H. (D-CT)
Markey, Edward J. (D-MA)
Mascara, Frank R. (D-PA)
Matsui, Robert T. (D-CA)
McCollum, Betty (D-MN)
McDermott, Jim (D-WA)
McGovern, James P. (D-MA)
McKinney, Cynthia A. (D-GA)
McNulty, Michael R. (D-NY)
Meehan, Martin T. (D-MA)
Meeks, Gregory W. (D-NY)
Mink, Patsy T. (D-HI)
Moore, Dennis (D-KS)
Morella, Connie A. (R-MD)
Napolitano, Grace (D-CA)
Neal, Richard E. (D-MA)
Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Olver, John W. (D-MA)
Owens, Major R. (D-NY)
Pallone, Frank (D-NJ)
Pastor, Ed (D-AZ)
Payne, Donald M. (D-NJ)
Price, David E. (D-NC)
Rangel, Charles B. (D-NY)
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL)
Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D-CA)
Rush, Bobby L. (D-IL)
Schakowsky, Janice (D-IL)
Serrano, Jose E. (D-NY)
Shaw, Clay (R-FL)
Simmons, Rob (R-CT)
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh (D-NY)
Souder, Mark Edward (R-IN)
Sweeney, John (R-NY)
Thurman, Karen L. (D-FL)
Towns, Edolphus (D-NY)
Upton, Fred (R-MI)
Walsh, James T. (R-NY)
Watt, Melvin L. (D-NC)
Waxman, Henry A. (D-CA)
Weldon, Dave (R-FL)
Wynn, Albert Russell (D-MD)

State-by-State List of Cosponsors (as at February 27, 2002)

Arizona

Pastor, Ed (D-AZ )

California

Eshoo, Anna G. (D-CA )
Waxman, Henry A. (D-CA )
Filner, Bob (D-CA )
Lantos, Tom (D-CA )
Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D-CA )
Matsui, Robert T. (D-CA )
Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA )
Napolitano, Grace (D-CA )

Connecticut

Maloney, James H. (D-CT )
Simmons, Rob (R-CT )
Larson, John (D-CT )

District of Columbia

Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC )

Florida

Weldon, Dave (R-FL )
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL )
Shaw, Clay (R-FL )
Foley, Mark (R-FL )
Thurman, Karen L. (D-FL )
Brown, Corrine (D-FL )

Georgia

Lewis, John (D-GA )
McKinney, Cynthia A. (D-GA )

Hawaii

Abercrombie, Neil (D-HI )
Mink, Patsy T. (D-HI )

Illinois

Rush, Bobby L. (D-IL )
Schakowsky, Janice (D-IL )
Costello, Jerry F. (D-IL )
Evans, Lane (D-IL )

Indiana

Souder, Mark Edward (R-IN )
Buyer, Stephen E. (R-IN )
Carson, Julia (D-IN )

Kansas

Moore, Dennis (D-KS )

Kentucky

Fletcher, Ernie (R-KY )

Louisiana

Cooksey, John (R-LA )

Massachusetts

Frank, Barney (D-MA )
McGovern, James P. (D-MA )
Olver, John W. (D-MA )
Neal, Richard E. (D-MA )
Meehan, Martin T. (D-MA )
Markey, Edward J. (D-MA )

Maryland

Morella, Connie A. (R-MD )
Wynn, Albert Russell (D-MD )

Maine

Baldacci, John Elias (D-ME )

Michigan

Bonior, David E. (D-MI )
Upton, Fred (R-MI )
Kildee, Dale E. (D-MI )
Kilpatrick, Carolyn (D-MI )

Minnesota

McCollum, Betty (D-MN )

Missouri

Clay, William Lacy (D-MO )

North Carolina

Price, David E. (D-NC )
Watt, Melvin L. (D-NC )

New Jersey

Payne, Donald M. (D-NJ )
Pallone, Frank (D-NJ )

New York

Walsh, James T. (R-NY )
Lowey, Nita M. (D-NY )
Grucci, Felix J. (R-NY )
Maloney, Carolyn B. (D-NY )
Towns, Edolphus (D-NY )
Serrano, Jose E. (D-NY )
Ackerman, Gary L. (D-NY )
LaFalce, John J. (D-NY )
Meeks, Gregory W. (D-NY )
Gilman, Benjamin A. (R-NY )
Crowley, Joseph (D-NY )
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh (D-NY )
Fossella, Vito (R-NY )
Boehlert, Sherwood L. (R-NY )
McNulty, Michael R. (D-NY )
Hinchey, Maurice D. (D-NY )
Owens, Major R. (D-NY )
Sweeney, John (R-NY )
Rangel, Charles B. (D-NY )

Ohio

Kucinich, Dennis J. (D-OH )
Kaptur, Marcy (D-OH )
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs (D-OH )
Brown, Sherrod (D-OH )

Pennsylvania

Hoeffel, Joseph (D-PA )
Coyne, William J. (D-PA )
Fattah, Chaka (D-PA )
Brady, Robert A. (D-PA )
Mascara, Frank R. (D-PA )
Hart, Rep Melissa (R-PA )
Borski, Robert A. (D-PA )
Doyle, Michael F. (D-PA )

Tennessee

Gordon, Bart (D-TN )

Texas

Frost, Martin (D-TX )

Virgina

Boucher, Rick (D-VA )
Goode, Virgil (I-VA )
Goodlatte, Bob (R-VA )

Virgin Islands

Christensen, Donna M. (D-VI )

Washington

McDermott, Jim (D-WA )

Wisconsin

Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI )

West Virginia

Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV )

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