Thanks to the efforts of everyone and anyone who supports the Home Medical Equipment and Healthcare Industry, H.R. 6331, THE MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS ACT passed by a Margin of 355 to 59 with 20 members not voting. It required a two-thirds (67%) vote to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. It received an overwhelming eighty-five percent (85%) of the vote. E.H. 6331 (Enacted by the House) is believed to be voted by the Senate on Thursday, June 26th. The following is a list of Official House Actions provided by Thomas.

6/24/2008 10:59am: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

6/24/2008 10:59am: Considered under suspension of the rules.

6/24/2008 11:17am: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6331.

6/24/2008 12:37pm: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 355 - 59 (Roll no. 443).

6/24/2008 12:37pm: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

6/24/2008: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

AMEPA's Analysis of the E.H. 6331 Vote
The results of Roll 443, the vote on H.R. 6331 is a testament to a lot of hard work by providers and the industry we serve. It is proof that our legislators are listening to the Healthcare Industry.
In the First Round States, which will be affected in 5 days, the majority voted (typically at least 88%) in favor of the bill. Texas stands alone with a 57% vote for the bill. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Kenny Marchant (R-TX), who previously supported the industry in the past, voted against the bill. Florida had 23 of the 25 Representatives vote for the bill. Surprisingly, Congressman Ander Crenshaw (R) from Jacksonville (a Round 2 MSA) voted against the bill.
CA - (53) 50 Voted (3 Did Not), 44 Ayes, 6 Nays = 88%
FL - (25) 25 Voted, 23 Ayes, 2 Nays = 92%
KS - (4) 4 Voted, 4 Ayes, 0 Nays = 100%
MO - (9) 9 Voted, 6 Ayes, 3 Nays = 67%
OH - (18) 17 Voted (1 Did Not), 15 Ayes, 2 Nays = 88%
PA - (19) 18 Voted (1 Did Not), 17 Ayes, 1 Nays = 94%
NC - (13) 13 Voted, 12 Ayes, 1 Nays = 92%
SC - (6) 6 Voted, 5 Ayes, 1 Nays = 83%
TX - (32) 30 Voted (2 Did Not), 17 Ayes, 13 Nays = 57%
Below is a complete record of the Round 1 results (By District). Everyone needs to remember these legislators that supported us. They deserve our overwhelming support in November. We should also make note of the Congressmen who did not support us. The followwing list provided by www.govtrack.us
California
Aye CA-1 Thompson, C. [D] Nay CA-2 Herger, Walter [R] Nay CA-3 Lungren, Daniel [R] Nay CA-4 Doolittle, John [R]
Aye CA-5 Matsui, Doris [D] Aye CA-6 Woolsey, Lynn [D] No Vote CA-7 Miller, George [D] Aye CA-9 Lee, Barbara [D] Aye CA-10 Tauscher, Ellen [D] Aye CA-11 McNerney, Jerry [D] No Vote CA-12 Speier, Jackie [D] Aye CA-13 Stark, Fortney [D] Aye CA-14 Eshoo, Anna [D] Aye CA-15 Honda, Michael [D] Aye CA-16 Lofgren, Zoe [D] Aye CA-17 Farr, Sam [D] Aye CA-18 Cardoza, Dennis [D] Nay CA-19 Radanovich, George [R]
Aye CA-20 Costa, Jim [D] No Vote CA-21 Nunes, Devin [R] Aye CA-22 McCarthy, Kevin [R] Aye CA-23 Capps, Lois [D] Aye CA-24 Gallegly, Elton [R] Aye CA-25 McKeon, Howard [R] Aye CA-26 Dreier, David [R] Aye CA-27 Sherman, Brad [D] Aye CA-28 Berman, Howard [D] Aye CA-29 Schiff, Adam [D] Aye CA-30 Waxman, Henry [D] Aye CA-31 Becerra, Xavier [D] Aye CA-32 Solis, Hilda [D] Aye CA-33 Watson, Diane [D] Aye CA-34 Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D] Aye CA-35 Waters, Maxine [D] Aye CA-36 Harman, Jane [D] Aye CA-37 Richardson, Laura [D] Aye CA-38 Napolitano, Grace [D] Aye CA-39 Sanchez, Linda [D] Nay CA-40 Royce, Edward [R] Aye CA-41 Lewis, Jerry [R] Aye CA-42 Miller, Gary [R] Aye CA-43 Baca, Joe [D] Aye CA-44 Calvert, Ken [R] Aye CA-45 Bono Mack, Mary [R] Aye CA-46 Rohrabacher, Dana [R] Aye CA-47 Sanchez, Loretta [D] Nay CA-48 Campbell, John [R] Aye CA-49 Issa, Darrell [R] Aye CA-50 Bilbray, Brian [R] Aye CA-51 Filner, Bob [D] Aye CA-52 Hunter, Duncan [R] Aye CA-53 Davis, Susan [D]

Florida
Aye FL-1 Miller, Jeff [R] Aye FL-2 Boyd, F. [D] Aye FL-3 Brown, Corrine [D] Nay FL-4 Crenshaw, Ander [R] Aye FL-5 Brown-Waite, Virginia [R] Aye FL-6 Stearns, Clifford [R] Nay FL-7 Mica, John [R]
Aye FL-8 Keller, Ric [R] Aye FL-9 Bilirakis, Gus [R] Aye FL-10 Young, C. W. [R] Aye FL-11 Castor, Kathy [D] Aye FL-12 Putnam, Adam [R] Aye FL-13 Buchanan, Vern [R] Aye FL-14 Mack, Connie [R] Aye FL-15 Weldon, David [R] Aye FL-16 Mahoney, Tim [D] Aye FL-17 Meek, Kendrick [D] Aye FL-18 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R] Aye FL-19 Wexler, Robert [D] Aye FL-20 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D] Aye FL-21 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R] Aye FL-22 Klein, Ron [D] Aye FL-23 Hastings, Alcee [D] Aye FL-24 Feeney, Tom [R] Aye FL-25 Diaz-Balart, Mario [R]

Kansas
Aye KS-1 Moran, Jerry [R] Aye KS-2 Boyda, Nancy [D] Aye KS-3 Moore, Dennis [D] Aye KS-4 Tiahrt, Todd [R] Missouri
Aye MO-1 Clay, William [D] Nay MO-2 Akin, W. [R]
Aye MO-3 Carnahan, Russ [D] Aye MO-4 Skelton, Ike [D] Aye MO-5 Cleaver, Emanuel [D] Aye MO-6 Graves, Samuel [R] Nay MO-7 Blunt, Roy [R]
Aye MO-8 Emerson, Jo Ann [R] Nay MO-9 Hulshof, Kenny [R]
North Carolina
Aye NC-1 Butterfield, George [D] Aye NC-2 Etheridge, Bob [D] Aye NC-3 Jones, Walter [R] Aye NC-4 Price, David [D] Aye NC-5 Foxx, Virginia [R] Aye NC-6 Coble, Howard [R] Aye NC-7 McIntyre, Mike [D] Aye NC-8 Hayes, Robin [R] Aye NC-9 Myrick, Sue [R] Nay NC-10 Mchenry, Patrick [R]
Aye NC-11 Shuler, Heath [D] Aye NC-12 Watt, Melvin [D] Aye NC-13 Miller, R. [D]

Ohio
Aye OH-1 Chabot, Steven [R] Aye OH-2 Schmidt, Jean [R] Aye OH-3 Turner, Michael [R] Nay OH-4 Jordan, Jim [R]
Aye OH-5 Latta, Robert [R] Aye OH-6 Wilson, Charles [D] Aye OH-7 Hobson, David [R] Nay OH-8 Boehner, John [R]
Aye OH-9 Kaptur, Marcy [D] Aye OH-10 Kucinich, Dennis [D] Aye OH-11 Jones, Stephanie [D] Aye OH-12 Tiberi, Patrick [R] Aye OH-13 Sutton, Betty [D] Aye OH-14 LaTourette, Steven [R] No Vote OH-15 Pryce, Deborah [R] Aye OH-16 Regula, Ralph [R] Aye OH-17 Ryan, Timothy [D] Aye OH-18 Space, Zackary [D]

Pennsylvania
Aye PA-1 Brady, Robert [D] Aye PA-2 Fattah, Chaka [D] Aye PA-3 English, Philip [R] Aye PA-4 Altmire, Jason [D] No Vote PA-5 Peterson, John [R] Aye PA-6 Gerlach, Jim [R] Aye PA-7 Sestak, Joe [D] Aye PA-8 Murphy, Patrick [D] Aye PA-9 Shuster, William [R] Aye PA-10 Carney, Christopher [D] Aye PA-11 Kanjorski, Paul [D] Aye PA-12 Murtha, John [D] Aye PA-13 Schwartz, Allyson [D] Aye PA-14 Doyle, Michael [D] Aye PA-15 Dent, Charles [R] Nay PA-16 Pitts, Joseph [R]
Aye PA-17 Holden, Tim [D] Aye PA-18 Murphy, Tim [R] Aye PA-19 Platts, Todd [R]

South Carolina
Aye SC-1 Brown, Henry [R] Aye SC-2 Wilson, Addison [R] Nay SC-3 Barrett, James [R]
Aye SC-4 Inglis, Bob [R] Aye SC-5 Spratt, John [D] Aye SC-6 Clyburn, James [D]

Texas
No Vote TX-1 Gohmert, Louis [R] Aye TX-2 Poe, Ted [R] Nay TX-3 Johnson, Samuel [R]
Aye TX-4 Hall, Ralph [R] Nay TX-5 Hensarling, Jeb [R] Nay TX-6 Barton, Joe [R] Nay TX-7 Culberson, John [R] Nay TX-8 Brady, Kevin [R]
Aye TX-9 Green, Al [D] Aye TX-10 McCaul, Michael [R] Nay TX-11 Conaway, K. [R] Nay TX-12 Granger, Kay [R] Nay TX-13 Thornberry, William [R] Nay TX-14 Paul, Ronald [R]
Aye TX-15 Hinojosa, Rubén [D] No Vote TX-16 Reyes, Silvestre [D] Aye TX-17 Edwards, Thomas [D] Aye TX-18 Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D] Nay TX-19 Neugebauer, Randy [R]
Aye TX-20 Gonzalez, Charles [D] Aye TX-21 Smith, Lamar [R] Aye TX-22 Lampson, Nicholas [D] Aye TX-23 Rodriguez, Ciro [D] Nay TX-24 Marchant, Kenny [R]
Aye TX-25 Doggett, Lloyd [D] Aye TX-26 Burgess, Michael [R] Aye TX-27 Ortiz, Solomon [D] Aye TX-28 Cuellar, Henry [D] Aye TX-29 Green, Raymond [D] Aye TX-30 Johnson, Eddie [D] Nay TX-31 Carter, John [R] Nay TX-32 Sessions, Peter [R]
Round 2 States and Others Save the Day New York State has the largest MSA in Round 2 and their Representatives made an impact. Of New York's 29 Representatives, 4 did not vote and the remaining 25 voting representatives voted for the bill. Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Conneticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hamshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming also had all of their voting legislators vote "Aye" on the bill.
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