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House vote: S. 2834 // December 21, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022

Sponsor: Richard Durbin (D-IL)

Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022 This act directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish and biennially update a list of all rehabilitation innovation centers. The act defines rehabilitation innovation centers as rehabilitation facilities that (1) hold specified federal research and training designations for traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury research, and (2) serve at least a certain number of Medicare patients. The CMS may waive such criteria as it deems appropriate.

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Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

386 votes, representing 231,159,452 people88.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 10,888,829 people4.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon38688.8%
NayLost184.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.1%