House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015

H.R. 588Introduced Jan 28, 2015Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Rothfus R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 28, 2015
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 30, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 588.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROTHFUS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 14, January 28, 2015, Page H663):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
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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

21 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 21 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Lou Barletta (R-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Bill Johnson (R-OH), David Jolly (R-FL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Tom Marino (R-PA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Richard Nugent (R-FL), James Renacci (R-OH), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Lee Zeldin (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Rothfus.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-12 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.