Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 7, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-98.
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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2013
- Passed SenateNov 12, 2013
- Passed HouseApr 1, 2014
- To the PresidentApr 2, 2014
- Became lawApr 7, 2014Public Law 113-98
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations through FY2018 for payments to children's hospitals associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) make available up to 25 percent of the total amounts in excess of specified appropriations for payments to certain hospitals with a Medicare payment agreement that are excluded from the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system and whose inpatients are predominantly under 18 years of age; and (2) establish a quality bonus system for distribution of excess payments to such hospitals, which may include a focus on quality measurement and improvement, interpersonal and communications skills, delivering patient-centered care, and practicing in integrated health systems.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2013 to Nov 12, 2013; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Sep 27, 2013 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Oct 1, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Oct 8, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Oct 11, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2013Markup Oct 30, 2013Reported Oct 30, 2013 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2013 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Nov 15, 2013 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2014Signed by President.
- Apr 7, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-98.
- Apr 2, 2014Presented to President.
- Apr 1, 2014Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 1, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2782-2784)
- Apr 1, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1557.
- Apr 1, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2782-2783)
- Nov 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Nov 13, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 13, 2013Received in the House.
- Nov 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Nov 12, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7963; text as passed Senate: CR S7963)
- Oct 30, 2013Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Oct 30, 2013Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin without amendment. Without written report.
- Oct 30, 2013Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 227.
- Sep 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Sep 27, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E495 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | Apr 2, 2014 |
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H2782–H2784, S1914Text printed H2782 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Gene Green D-TX, Henry A. Waxman D-CA, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Phil Gingrey R-GA, Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7963Text printed S7963 | Elizabeth Warren D-MA | Nov 12, 2013 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 8, 2013S. 1557, Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on October 30, 2013
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45067 | Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) | Report | Jun 13, 2023 |
| R43147 | Department of Homeland Security: FY2014 Appropriations Archived | Report | Apr 18, 2014 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 13, 2013Referred in House
- Nov 12, 2013Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 30, 2013Reported to Senate
- Sep 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
