United States · Bill · S
S. 539 (114th)
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015
Introduced
24 February 2015
Last action
24 February 2015 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1076-1077; text of measure as introduced: CR S1077)
Sponsors
Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Susan Collins, Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Christopher Coons, Michael Bennet, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], John Reed, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Shelley Capito, Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Angus King, Charles Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Jerry Moran, Martin Heinrich, Richard Durbin, Chuck Grassley, Maria Cantwell, Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Jeff Merkley, Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Roger Wicker, Bill Cassidy, Richard Blumenthal, Kirsten Gillibrand
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the existing caps on physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services.
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Timeline
24 February 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1076-1077; text of measure as introduced: CR S1077)
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 February 2015 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 February 2015
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 February 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 February 2015
Sponsors
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
- Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
- Michael Bennet · D · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- John Reed · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Angus King · I · Cosponsor
- Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Jerry Moran · R · Cosponsor
- Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
- Chuck Grassley · R · Cosponsor
- Maria Cantwell · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Roger Wicker · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Cassidy · R · Cosponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/539
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/539
- us · 114-s-539 · source updated 12 August 2025