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Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Medicare Skilled Nursing Beneficiary Protection Act of 2002

S. 2490Introduced May 9, 2002Policy area: Health
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Where it went

Latest action: May 9, 2002 — 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

20 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 20 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

George Allen (R-VA), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Larry Craig (R-ID), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), E. Nelson (D-NE), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Arlen Specter (D-PA), John Warner (R-VA), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Robert Torricelli.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.