S. 301 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Health. 111^th Congress (2009-2010)

Sponsor:: Charles Grassley
Summary:: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP. (by CRS)
Status:: The bill has been introduced.

There have been no votes on this bill.

Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

S. 301 — 111^th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary

A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP. (by CRS)

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Title

Other Titles

Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Sponsor

Charles Grassley

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

Health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Manufacturing
Medicaid
Medical ethics
Medicare
Product development and innovation

Related Bills

H.R. 3138 (111^th) : Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Major Actions

Introduced	1/22/2009
Referred to Committee

Bill History

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Amendments

There have been no votes on this bill.

Action	Date	Description
Introduced	1/22/2009
	1/22/2009	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S787-788)
	1/22/2009	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status

Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S787-788)" from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Democratic/Liberal

Non-profit foundations

Health, Education & Human Resources

Elderly issues/Social Security

Health & welfare policy

Physicians (split)

Consumer groups

Health worker unions

opposed this bill

Physicians (split)

Contributor	Interest group	Amount	Date	Senate member	Party	State
Boesch, Doyce	Health, Education & Human Resources	$250	12/23/08	Jim Bunning	R	KY
Castro, Patricia L	Democratic/Liberal	$250	12/24/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Zacca, Nadim M	Physicians	$2,300	12/24/08	Orrin Hatch	R	UT
Host, William	Health, Education & Human Resources	$1,000	12/26/08	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Vandecker, William	Physicians	$750	12/26/08	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Johnson, Harold V Dr Iii	Physicians	$-750	12/27/08	John Cornyn	R	TX
Ellenberg, Maury R	Physicians	$500	12/28/08	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Bokhari, Sabina	Physicians	$2,300	12/29/08	Robert Casey	D	PA
Bukhari, Hassan I	Physicians	$2,000	12/29/08	Robert Casey	D	PA
De La Pedraja, Osvaldo a Jr	Health, Education & Human Resources	$-2,300	12/29/08	Mel Martinez	R	FL
Khan, Saquib	Physicians	$2,000	12/29/08	Robert Casey	D	PA
Lake, David	Democratic/Liberal	$500	12/29/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Leon, Benjamin Jr	Physicians	$-2,300	12/29/08	Mel Martinez	R	FL
Actblue	Democratic/Liberal	$2,300	12/30/08	Maria Cantwell	D	WA
Reardon, Regina C	Health, Education & Human Resources	$300	12/30/08	Robert Casey	D	PA
Ahmadi, Mendi	Physicians	$1,800	12/31/08	Mitch McConnell	R	KY
Aiken, David Jr Md	Physicians	$200	12/31/08	David Vitter	R	LA
Brien, William	Physicians	$500	12/31/08	Ron Wyden	D	OR
Gilberg, Arnold	Physicians	$500	12/31/08	Ron Wyden	D	OR
Gilbert, Celia	Democratic/Liberal	$250	12/31/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Goodman, David	Physicians	$250	12/31/08	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Muto, Lynn H	Democratic/Liberal	$500	12/31/08	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Myhrvold, Nathan P Mr	Democratic/Liberal	$1,500	12/31/08	Maria Cantwell	D	WA
Pinshaw, Alan	Physicians	$1,000	12/31/08	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Progressive Voters of America	Democratic/Liberal	$5,000	12/31/08	Patrick Leahy	D	VT
Storey, Bayard T	Democratic/Liberal	$-250	12/31/08	Tim Johnson	D	SD
Weiss, Marc	Democratic/Liberal	$2,300	1/2/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Paster, R Z	Physicians	$1,000	1/6/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Bury, Robert J	Physicians	$300	1/9/09	John Thune	R	SD
Schuette, Kate	Democratic/Liberal	$250	1/9/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Baele, Joseph R	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Berrios, Carlos R	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Brokaw, David S	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Coscia, Michael F	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Crichlow, Renn J	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Farr, David L	Physicians	$500	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Farr, Jack Ii	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Fisher, David a	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Gudeman, Scott	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Hellman, Edward J	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Huler, Robert J	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Jelen, Bradley a	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Kaehr, David	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Kolisek, Frank R	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Kollias, Stephen L	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Maar, Dean C	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Miller, Ronald S	Physicians	$500	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Monesmith, Eric a	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Patel, Mihir M	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Randolph, Joseph	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Riina, Joseph	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Rougraff, Bruce T	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Schwartz, David G	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Shea, Michael P	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Sim, Seung B	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Soldetis, Jeffrey J	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Stevens, Mark	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Trammell, Terry R	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Vicar, Andrew J	Physicians	$500	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Wang, Clement D	Physicians	$500	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Whitaker, H J	Physicians	$1,000	1/12/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Dimaggio, Marjorie Md	Physicians	$250	1/13/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Palevsky, Max	Democratic/Liberal	$1,000	1/13/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Van Der Ziel, Cornelia	Physicians	$250	1/13/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Williams, John	Physicians	$250	1/13/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Kane, Mary a	Physicians	$1,000	1/14/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Barrymore, Susanne D	Democratic/Liberal	$200	1/15/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Low, Stephanie	Democratic/Liberal	$500	1/15/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Dyk, Robert V	Health, Education & Human Resources	$2,400	1/16/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Goldsby, R E	Physicians	$500	1/16/09	David Vitter	R	LA
Kinast-Porter, Susan Md	Physicians	$500	1/16/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Van Dyk, Robert	Health, Education & Human Resources	$2,200	1/16/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Moody, Michael	Physicians	$1,000	1/19/09	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR
Tullis, Joe	Physicians	$1,000	1/19/09	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR
Progressive Voters of America	Democratic/Liberal	$5,000	1/22/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Scott, Margaret	Democratic/Liberal	$500	1/22/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Bader, Daniel	Non-profit foundations	$3,600	1/26/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Badman, Brian L	Physicians	$1,000	1/26/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Dicke, Timothy E	Physicians	$1,000	1/26/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Griffin, Robert S	Physicians	$500	1/26/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Hoch, Bradley	Physicians	$1,000	1/26/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Kramer, Michael L	Physicians	$1,000	1/26/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Thomas, John T	Physicians	$1,500	1/26/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Wilson, G T	Physicians	$500	1/26/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Woo, Thomas S	Physicians	$1,000	1/26/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Morino, Mario	Non-profit foundations	$700	1/28/09	Tom Udall	D	NM
American College of Emergency Physicians	Physicians	$2,000	1/29/09	Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH
Landau, Jon	Democratic/Liberal	$500	1/29/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Goldstein, Jack	Democratic/Liberal	$250	1/30/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Brar, Dev a	Physicians	$2,200	2/3/09	Richard Lugar	R	IN
Buttenweiser, Peter	Democratic/Liberal	$2,400	2/3/09	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR
Buttenweiser, Peter	Democratic/Liberal	$1,350	2/3/09	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR
Buttenwieser, Peter L	Democratic/Liberal	$2,400	2/3/09	Michael Bennet	D	CO
Buttenwieser, Peter L	Democratic/Liberal	$1,350	2/3/09	Michael Bennet	D	CO
Hedrick, Richard	Physicians	$1,000	2/3/09	Richard Burr	R	NC
Mcfarland, Deborah E	Democratic/Liberal	$900	2/3/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Santangelo, Charles	Health, Education & Human Resources	$500	2/3/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Simpson, Mark	Non-profit foundations	$500	2/3/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Tribbett, Charles R	Physicians	$300	2/3/09	Richard Lugar	R	IN
Kulick, Steven Md	Physicians	$500	2/4/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Lewis, Kenneth	Democratic/Liberal	$500	2/5/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Parks, David L Dr	Health, Education & Human Resources	$1,000	2/5/09	John Isakson	R	GA
Nelson, Douglas W	Non-profit foundations	$300	2/6/09	Barbara Mikulski	D	MD
Chastant, Bradley	Physicians	$1,300	2/9/09	David Vitter	R	LA
Chastant, Bradley	Physicians	$700	2/9/09	David Vitter	R	LA
Dinehart, Scott	Physicians	$250	2/9/09	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR
Buttenwieser, Peter L	Democratic/Liberal	$2,400	2/10/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Landau, Jon	Democratic/Liberal	$400	2/10/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Landau, Jon	Democratic/Liberal	$-400	2/10/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Mason, Glen D	Health & welfare policy	$500	2/10/09	Mark Begich	D	AK
Palevsky, Max	Democratic/Liberal	$700	2/10/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Palevsky, Max	Democratic/Liberal	$-200	2/10/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Palevsky, Max	Democratic/Liberal	$-700	2/10/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Dunn, Jackson T Iii	Democratic/Liberal	$1,000	2/11/09	Charles Schumer	D	NY
Herzing, Stacey	Democratic/Liberal	$2,300	2/11/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Kulick, Steven Md	Physicians	$400	2/11/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Kulick, Steven Md	Physicians	$-400	2/11/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Rue, Michael	Democratic/Liberal	$1,000	2/11/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Schulstad, Thomas J	Health, Education & Human Resources	$500	2/11/09	John Thune	R	SD
Bader, Daniel	Non-profit foundations	$2,200	2/12/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Bader, Daniel	Non-profit foundations	$-2,200	2/12/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Cooperative of American Physicians	Physicians	$1,000	2/12/09	John Thune	R	SD
Cooperative of American Physicians	Physicians	$500	2/12/09	John Thune	R	SD
Donnell, James	Democratic/Liberal	$500	2/12/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Montgomery, Henriette	Democratic/Liberal	$300	2/12/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Scheirman, Katherine	Physicians	$250	2/12/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Democratic Womens Forum of San Francisco	Democratic/Liberal	$250	2/13/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Faust, Donald	Physicians	$500	2/13/09	David Vitter	R	LA
Jobs, Laurene P	Democratic/Liberal	$2,400	2/13/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Miner, Nicola	Democratic/Liberal	$2,400	2/13/09	Patty Murray	D	WA
Vetter, Jack D	Health, Education & Human Resources	$250	2/13/09	John Thune	R	SD
Adams, Herb D Md Facs	Physicians	$500	2/15/09	Evan Bayh	D	IN
Alerted Democratic Majority	Democratic/Liberal	$2,400	2/15/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Braden, Terry Iii	Physicians	$1,000	2/16/09	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR
Gage, Robert B	Health, Education & Human Resources	$250	2/16/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Grealy, Mary	Health, Education & Human Resources	$500	2/16/09	Thomas Harkin	D	IA
Stainton, Joe	Physicians	$1,000	2/16/09	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR
Channer, Gary J	Physicians	$500	2/17/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Gallagher, Thomas	Physicians	$200	2/17/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Hirschi, Jean a	Democratic/Liberal	$200	2/17/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Hirschi, Jean a	Democratic/Liberal	$200	2/17/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Hoffman, Edward	Physicians	$500	2/17/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Mahmood, Asit	Physicians	$250	2/17/09	Robert Casey	D	PA
Weingard, Rick	Democratic/Liberal	$200	2/17/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
American College of Emergency Physicians	Physicians	$2,000	2/18/09	Patty Murray	D	WA
American College of Emergency Physicians	Physicians	$1,000	2/18/09	Sherrod Brown	D	OH
Casey, Daniel	Democratic/Liberal	$500	2/18/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Fleming, Daniel	Physicians	$1,000	2/18/09	Jim DeMint	R	SC
Keleti, Steven	Democratic/Liberal	$200	2/18/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Rothman, Arlyss	Physicians	$250	2/18/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Vergnetti, Patricia	Health & welfare policy	$800	2/18/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Wilde, Michael C	Physicians	$1,000	2/18/09	John Thune	R	SD
Youngblood, Sean	Physicians	$1,300	2/18/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Youngblood, Sean	Physicians	$1,200	2/18/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
American Medical Assn	Physicians	$1,000	2/19/09	Blanche Lincoln	D	AR
Bitterman, Mary G	Non-profit foundations	$1,600	2/19/09	Daniel Inouye	D	HI
Bitterman, Mary G	Non-profit foundations	$400	2/19/09	Daniel Inouye	D	HI
California Medical Assn	Physicians	$1,000	2/19/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA
Lahaye, Leon	Physicians	$1,500	2/19/09	David Vitter	R	LA
Natl Cmte to Preserve Social Security	Elderly issues/Social Security	$2,000	2/19/09	Max Baucus	D	MT
Natl Cmte to Preserve Social Security	Elderly issues/Social Security	$1,000	2/19/09	Arlen Specter	D	PA
Natl Cmte to Preserve Social Security	Elderly issues/Social Security	$1,000	2/19/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Price, Charles S	Physicians	$500	2/19/09	Harry Reid	D	NV
Vellinga, Jennifer	Physicians	$250	2/19/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
American College of Cardiology	Physicians	$2,500	2/20/09	Richard Shelby	R	AL
Cooperative of American Physicians	Physicians	$500	2/20/09	John Thune	R	SD
Fedderly, Brad Md	Physicians	$250	2/20/09	Russell Feingold	D	WI
Jacobs, Judith	Democratic/Liberal	$400	2/21/09	Barbara Boxer	D	CA

22 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

22 organizations supported this bill

Alliance for Retired Americans: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
American Medical Student Association: (n.d.). AMSA support. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Center for Science In the Public Interest: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Committee of Interns and Residents: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Commonwealth Care Alliance: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Community Catalyst: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Consumers Union: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
DES Action: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Families USA: (2009, February 13). Families USA letter. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Gray Panthers: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Medicare Rights Center: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
National Committee to Perserve Social Security and Medicare: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
National Physicians Alliance: (n.d.). NPA page on Sunshine Act. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
National Senior Citizens Law Center: (2009, February 0). NSCLC support. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
National Women's Health Network: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
No Free Lunch: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
PEW Charitable Trust: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Pharmacist Planning Services: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Prescription Policy Choices: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
The Prescription Project: (2009, January 22). Prescription Project support. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
U.S. Public Interest Research Groups: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
USAction: (n.d.). National Coalition for Appropriate Prescribing members. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .

2 organizations opposed this bill

American Academy of Family Physicians: (2009, February 9). AAFP News. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .
Promotional Products Association International: (2009, February 3). PPAI opposition. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from .

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Contributions by Legislator

Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed
Daniel K. Akaka	D	HI	$0	$0
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$0	$0
John Barrasso	R	WY	$0	$0
Max Baucus	D	MT	$2,000	$0
Birch "Evan" Bayh	D	IN	$0	$0
Mark Begich	D	AK	$500	$0
Michael Bennet	D	CO	$3,750	$0
Bob Bennett	R	UT	$0	$0
Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman	D	NM	$0	$0
Christopher "Kit" Bond	R	MO	$0	$0
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$7,750	$0
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$0	$0
Sam Brownback	R	KS	$0	$0
Jim Bunning	R	KY	$250	$0
Richard Burr	R	NC	$0	$0
Roland Burris	D	IL	$0	$0
Robert Byrd	D	WV	$0	$0
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$3,800	$0
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$0	$0
Tom Carper	D	DE	$0	$0
Bob Casey	D	PA	$300	$0
Clarence Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	$0	$0
Tom Coburn	R	OK	$0	$0
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$0	$0
Susan Collins	R	ME	$0	$0
Gaylord Kent Conrad	D	ND	$0	$0
Bob Corker	R	TN	$0	$0
John Cornyn	R	TX	$0	$0
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$0	$0
Jim DeMint	R	SC	$0	$0
Chris Dodd	D	CT	$0	$0
Byron Dorgan	D	ND	$0	$0
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$0	$0
John Ensign	R	NV	$0	$0
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$0	$0
Russ Feingold	D	WI	$12,700	$0
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$0	$0
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$0	$0
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$0	$0
Judd Gregg	R	NH	$0	$0
Kay Hagan	D	NC	$0	$0
Tom Harkin	D	IA	$500	$0
Orrin Hatch	R	UT	$0	$0
Kay Bailey Hutchison	R	TX	$0	$0
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$0	$0
Dan Inouye	D	HI	$2,000	$0
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$1,000	$0
Mike Johanns	R	NE	$0	$0
Tim Johnson	D	SD	$-250	$0
Ted Kaufman	D	DE	$0	$0
Ted Kennedy	D	MA	$0	$0
John Kerry	D	MA	$0	$0
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$0	$0
Herb Kohl	D	WI	$0	$0
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	$0	$0
Mary Landrieu	D	LA	$0	$0
Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	$0	$0
Patrick Leahy	D	VT	$5,000	$0
Carl Levin	D	MI	$0	$0
Joe Lieberman	I	CT	$0	$0
Blanche Lincoln	D	AR	$3,750	$0
Dick Lugar	R	IN	$0	$0
Mel Martinez	R	FL	$-2,300	$0
John McCain	R	AZ	$0	$0
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$0	$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$0	$0
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$0	$0
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	$0	$0
Barbara Mikulski	D	MD	$300	$0
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$0	$0
Patty Murray	D	WA	$2,400	$0
Earl "Ben" Nelson	D	NE	$0	$0
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$0	$0
Mark Pryor	D	AR	$0	$0
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$0	$0
Harry Reid	D	NV	$13,050	$0
Jim Risch	R	ID	$0	$0
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$0	$0
John "Jay" Rockefeller	D	WV	$0	$0
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$0	$0
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$1,000	$0
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$0	$0
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	$0	$0
Richard Shelby	R	AL	$0	$0
Olympia Snowe	R	ME	$0	$0
Arlen Specter	D	PA	$6,200	$0
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$0	$0
Jon Tester	D	MT	$0	$0
John Thune	R	SD	$750	$0
Mark Udall	D	CO	$0	$0
Tom Udall	D	NM	$700	$0
David Vitter	R	LA	$0	$0
George Voinovich	R	OH	$0	$0
Mark Warner	D	VA	$0	$0
Jim Webb	D	VA	$0	$0
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$0	$0
Roger Wicker	R	MS	$0	$0
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$0	$0

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Daniel K. Akaka	D	HI	$0	$0
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$0	$0
John Barrasso	R	WY	$0	$0
Max Baucus	D	MT	$2,000	$0
Birch "Evan" Bayh	D	IN	$0	$0
Mark Begich	D	AK	$500	$0
Michael Bennet	D	CO	$3,750	$0
Bob Bennett	R	UT	$0	$0
Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman	D	NM	$0	$0
Christopher "Kit" Bond	R	MO	$0	$0
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$7,750	$0
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$0	$0
Sam Brownback	R	KS	$0	$0
Jim Bunning	R	KY	$250	$0
Richard Burr	R	NC	$0	$0
Roland Burris	D	IL	$0	$0
Robert Byrd	D	WV	$0	$0
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$3,800	$0
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$0	$0
Tom Carper	D	DE	$0	$0
Bob Casey	D	PA	$300	$0
Clarence Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	$0	$0
Tom Coburn	R	OK	$0	$0
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$0	$0
Susan Collins	R	ME	$0	$0
Gaylord Kent Conrad	D	ND	$0	$0
Bob Corker	R	TN	$0	$0
John Cornyn	R	TX	$0	$0
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$0	$0
Jim DeMint	R	SC	$0	$0
Chris Dodd	D	CT	$0	$0
Byron Dorgan	D	ND	$0	$0
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$0	$0
John Ensign	R	NV	$0	$0
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$0	$0
Russ Feingold	D	WI	$12,700	$0
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$0	$0
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$0	$0
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$0	$0
Judd Gregg	R	NH	$0	$0
Kay Hagan	D	NC	$0	$0
Tom Harkin	D	IA	$500	$0
Orrin Hatch	R	UT	$0	$0
Kay Bailey Hutchison	R	TX	$0	$0
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$0	$0
Dan Inouye	D	HI	$2,000	$0
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$1,000	$0
Mike Johanns	R	NE	$0	$0
Tim Johnson	D	SD	$-250	$0
Ted Kaufman	D	DE	$0	$0
Ted Kennedy	D	MA	$0	$0
John Kerry	D	MA	$0	$0
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$0	$0
Herb Kohl	D	WI	$0	$0
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	$0	$0
Mary Landrieu	D	LA	$0	$0
Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	$0	$0
Patrick Leahy	D	VT	$5,000	$0
Carl Levin	D	MI	$0	$0
Joe Lieberman	I	CT	$0	$0
Blanche Lincoln	D	AR	$3,750	$0
Dick Lugar	R	IN	$0	$0
Mel Martinez	R	FL	$-2,300	$0
John McCain	R	AZ	$0	$0
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$0	$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$0	$0
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$0	$0
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	$0	$0
Barbara Mikulski	D	MD	$300	$0
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$0	$0
Patty Murray	D	WA	$2,400	$0
Earl "Ben" Nelson	D	NE	$0	$0
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$0	$0
Mark Pryor	D	AR	$0	$0
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$0	$0
Harry Reid	D	NV	$13,050	$0
Jim Risch	R	ID	$0	$0
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$0	$0
John "Jay" Rockefeller	D	WV	$0	$0
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$0	$0
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$1,000	$0
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$0	$0
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	$0	$0
Richard Shelby	R	AL	$0	$0
Olympia Snowe	R	ME	$0	$0
Arlen Specter	D	PA	$6,200	$0
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$0	$0
Jon Tester	D	MT	$0	$0
John Thune	R	SD	$750	$0
Mark Udall	D	CO	$0	$0
Tom Udall	D	NM	$700	$0
David Vitter	R	LA	$0	$0
George Voinovich	R	OH	$0	$0
Mark Warner	D	VA	$0	$0
Jim Webb	D	VA	$0	$0
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$0	$0
Roger Wicker	R	MS	$0	$0
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$0	$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

Uncheck All Check All		$ Donated
	Physicians	$83,300
	Democratic/Liberal	$45,900
	Non-profit foundations	$7,100
	Health, Education & Human Resources	$6,850
	Elderly issues/Social Security	$4,000
	Health & welfare policy	$1,300
	Consumer groups	$0
	Health worker unions	$0

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

Uncheck All Check All		$ Donated
	Physicians	$83,300

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