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Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005

S. 647Introduced Mar 17, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Blanche Lincoln D-AR
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 17, 2005 — 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

15 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 10 Democrats

6 of 15 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Richard Burr (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mark Dayton (D-MN), James DeMint (R-SC), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), John Ensign (R-NV), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Arlen Specter (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.