HR 819 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Jim Kolbe R-AZ

Latest action · Feb 26, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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.

IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to appropriate $1,450,000,000 for each of FY's 2004 through 2008 for allotments to States for reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (presently such appropriations end after FY 2001). Sets forth formulas for the disbursement of funds by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Declares that $957,000,000 shall be allotted based on a percentage of undocumented aliens and $493,000,000 shall be allotted based on numbers of undocumented alien apprehensions (in the six States with the highest number of such apprehensions).

Permits a State to receive funds on both accounts. Allows funds to go to States, local governments, hospitals, or other providers in a State, including providers of services received through an Indian Health Service facility (presently funds go only to States). Permits reimbursement to providers for the uncompensated provision of emergency health services to aliens who have been allowed to enter the United States for the sole purpose of receiving such services.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that fraudulent payments are not made from allotments under this Act. Allows for the reallotment of unused funds.

Declares that this Act constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to Jul 8, 2004; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-AZ	Ed Pastor	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-AZ	Jeff Flake	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-AZ	Rick Renzi	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-CA	Bob Filner		Mar 5, 2003
D-CA	Joe Baca		Mar 18, 2003
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Apr 3, 2003
D-CA	Susan A. Davis		Apr 9, 2003
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.		Apr 29, 2003
D-TX	Gene Green		Apr 29, 2003
D-TX	Jim Turner		Apr 29, 2003
D-TX	Martin Frost		Apr 29, 2003
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Apr 29, 2003
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa		May 22, 2003
D-TX	Solomon P. Ortiz		Jun 2, 2003
D-CA	Dennis A. Cardoza		Jun 16, 2003
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Jun 19, 2003
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez		Sep 4, 2003
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Sep 17, 2003
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman		Sep 25, 2003
D-HI	Ed Case		Sep 30, 2003
D-CA	Howard L. Berman		Oct 15, 2003
D-CA	Juanita Millender-McDonald		Oct 15, 2003
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne		Nov 5, 2003
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett		Nov 21, 2003
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen		Jul 8, 2004

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Appropriations Committee	Referred Feb 13, 2003
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Feb 13, 2003
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Feb 26, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 26, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2003Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1599	J. D. Hayworth R-AZ	Jul 25, 2003

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 412	Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003	Identical bill	Feb 13, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to extend and modify the reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens.
Short Titles as Introduced: Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House

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