HR 328 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Access to Hospitals Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 8, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Ed Whitfield R-KY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 3, 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.

IntroducedJan 8, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Access to Hospitals Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal specified reductions after FY 2000 and thereby extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.

Increases the Medicaid DSH allotment for the District of Columbia.

Cosponsors 133

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2003 to Jan 20, 2004, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Jan 8, 2003
R-CA	David Dreier	Original	Jan 8, 2003
D-CO	Diana DeGette	Original	Jan 8, 2003
R-CA	George Radanovich	Original	Jan 8, 2003
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Jan 8, 2003
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez	Original	Jan 8, 2003
D-CA	Nancy Pelosi	Original	Jan 8, 2003
D-OK	Brad Carson		Feb 5, 2003
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		Feb 5, 2003
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood		Feb 5, 2003
D-TX	Chet Edwards		Feb 5, 2003
D-LA	Christopher John		Feb 5, 2003
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez		Feb 5, 2003
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee		Feb 5, 2003
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Feb 5, 2003

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
Jan 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 652	Access to Hospitals Act of 2003	Identical bill	Mar 18, 2003

Subjects

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

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