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House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

H.R. 1459Introduced Mar 9, 2007Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. John Tanner D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 13, 2007 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

240 cosponsors — 105 Republicans, 135 Democrats

105 of 240 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) and 210 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Tanner.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-8 district

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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.