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Senate bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the annual cap on the amount of payment for outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy services under part B of the medicare program.

S. 2027Introduced Nov 22, 1991Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Sen. John Chafee R-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 22, 1991 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats

8 of 11 cosponsors (73%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Larry Craig (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Harry Reid (D-NV), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Steven Symms (R-ID).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Chafee.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.