Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007

Summary

Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to delay for six months, from September 30, 2007, through March 31, 2008, the effective date of the requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prescribe covered outpatient drugs.

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Timeline

1. 21 September 2007

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 September 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 September 2007

   Passed

   Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S12076)

   Source: Floor

4. 25 September 2007

   Committee

   Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12076)

   Source: Committee

5. 25 September 2007

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S12076)

   Source: Floor

6. 25 September 2007

   Discharge

   Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12076)

   Source: Discharge

7. 27 September 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

8. 27 September 2007

   Floor

   Message on Senate action sent to the House.

   Source: Floor

9. 27 September 2007

   Floor

   Received in the House.

   Source: Floor

10. 8 November 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in House · 27 September 2007 · Official file
• Engrossed in Senate · 25 September 2007 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 21 September 2007 · Official file

Documents

8 official files

• Referred in House (text)

  Referred in House · EN · 27 September 2007

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• Referred in House (PDF)

  Referred in House · EN · 27 September 2007

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 25 September 2007

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 25 September 2007

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• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 25 September 2007

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 September 2007

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 September 2007

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 September 2007

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Sponsors

• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• John Cornyn · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007
• related to → To delay for 6 months the requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program.
• related to → Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007