S. 137 - Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007
Health policy. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Benjamin Cardin
- Summary:
- This bill amends the Social Security Act to repeal the prohibition against interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007
S. 137 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill amends the Social Security Act to repeal the prohibition against interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide additional beneficiary protections.
- Other Titles
- Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Cardin
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Health policy
- Access to health care
- Aged
- Budgets
- Business
- Coinsurance
- Competitive bidding
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost control
- Drug abuse
- Drug industry
- Drugs
- Expedited congressional procedure
- Finance
- Government trust funds
- Health insurance
- Health maintenance organizations
- House rules and procedure
- Insurance premiums
- Legislation
- Managed care
- Medical care
- Medical economics
- Medical fees
- Medicare
- Medication abuse
- Medicine
- Metropolitan areas
- Pharmacies
- Prescription pricing
- Public contracts
- Rebates
- Retiree health benefits
- Sedatives
- Senate rules and procedure
- Subsidies
- Urban affairs
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/04/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/04/2007 1/04/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to Senators from Elderly issues/Social Security, which…
supported this bill
| Elderly issues/Social Security | $268,215 |
| $268,215 |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from Elderly issues/Social Security interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $1,000 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $6,500 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $4,000 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $4,000 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $13,000 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $3,000 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $10,450 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $1,580 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $14,550 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $9,950 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $6,000 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $6,800 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $4,000 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $4,000 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $10,499 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $3,200 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $2,000 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $5,000 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $1,000 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $8,000 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $1,800 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $12,700 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $5,000 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $3,500 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $1,000 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $3,400 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $6,000 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $2,000 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $10,250 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $7,500 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $9,000 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $9,588 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $8,999 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $5,000 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $3,500 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $3,000 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $2,400 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $6,000 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $2,000 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $6,000 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $5,500 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $1,000 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $4,000 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $5,000 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $5,000 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $7,500 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $5,199 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $300 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $2,000 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $1,550 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $2,000 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $1,000 | $0 |
