HR 1515 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To provide for reimbursement for unreimbursed costs of emergency medical care for aliens paroled into the United States for medical reasons.

Introduced Mar 31, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Flake R-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 10, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 31, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that it is within the responsibility of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security to track medical parolees entering the United States for specified humanitarian reasons, and to ensure that these individuals depart the United States upon completion of their trip.

Directs the Secretary to reimburse hospitals and other emergency medical care providers (including physicians and entities providing emergency ambulance services) for their reasonable costs of providing emergency medical care to aliens who are paroled into the United States for medical reasons.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2003 to Jun 11, 2003.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZTrent FranksMay 1, 2003
R-AZJim KolbeMay 8, 2003
R-IASteve KingJun 11, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 31, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Mar 31, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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