House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare Program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 22, 2009
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2009 — 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Anh Cao (R-LA), John Fleming (R-LA), Charlie Melancon (D-LA), Steve Scalise (R-LA).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Cassidy.
- H.Res. 616 (111th) Congratulating the Louisiana State University baseball team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I…
- H.Res. 1072 (111th) Recognizing Louisiana State University for 150 years of service and excellence in higher education.
- H.Res. 880 (111th) Recognizing the efforts of postsecondary institutions offering career and technical education to educate and train workers for positions…
- H.R. 5519 (111th) Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act
- H.R. 5258 (111th) Earmark Transparency Act of 2010
- H.Res. 440 (111th) Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the public disclosure of all earmark requests.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.