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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals.

H.R. 616Introduced Jan 21, 2009Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Marion Berry D-AR
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 22, 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

100 cosponsors — 53 Republicans, 47 Democrats

52 of 100 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Travis Childers (D-MS), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Artur Davis (D-AL), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Steve Driehaus (D-OH), John Duncan (R-TN), Chet Edwards (D-TX) and 70 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marion Berry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress · AR-1 district

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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.