Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
Latest action · May 22, 2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4418-4419)
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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
This bill alters provisions under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage relating to U.S. territories, including payment calculations and enrollment periods.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2017 to Jan 8, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | May 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | May 8, 2017 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | May 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 8, 2017 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 16, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 23, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 13, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 14, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Aug 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 6, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 6, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Oct 6, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Nov 30, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 30, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 8, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 8, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 12, 2017 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 8, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4418-4419)
- May 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 8, 2017Introduced in House
- May 8, 2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4418 | Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI | May 22, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4324 | Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI | May 18, 2017 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 79, May 8, 2017, page H4186.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 261 | Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act | Related bill | Jan 25, 2017 |
| S 2026 | Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017 | Related bill | Oct 26, 2017 |
| S 2165 | Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2017 | Related bill | Nov 28, 2017 |
| HR 2263 | Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act | Related bill | May 5, 2017 |
| HR 2531 | Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act of 2017 | Related bill | May 31, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- American Samoa
- Caribbean area
- Child health
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Guam
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hospital care
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Prescription drugs
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- User charges and fees
- Virgin Islands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2017Introduced in House
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.
