S 412 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 13, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Jon Kyl R-AZ

Latest action · Feb 13, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2492)

Progress

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IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot 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 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to Mar 2, 2004; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-TX	John Cornyn	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-AZ	John McCain	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-NM	Pete V. Domenici	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison		Feb 27, 2003
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton		Mar 3, 2003
R-ID	Mike Crapo		Mar 2, 2004

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Finance Committee	Referred Feb 14, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 13, 2003Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2492)

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
Senate	Text printed S2492	Jon Kyl R-AZ (text)	Feb 13, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 108-218	DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004149 pages	Appropriations Committee	Dec 31, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-218	DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004517 pages	Appropriations Committee	Mar 19, 2003–Apr 9, 2003

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 819	Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003	Identical bill	Feb 26, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend the Balanced Budge 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 Senate

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