HR 4652 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Tennessee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment under the Medicaid program.

Introduced Dec 14, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Marsha Blackburn R-TN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 15, 2017 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.

  1. IntroducedDec 14, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill makes permanent the annual disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment for Tennessee. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.) Current law provides for an annual $53.1 million DSH allotment for Tennessee through FY2025.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 14, 2017.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalDec 14, 2017
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalDec 14, 2017
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalDec 14, 2017
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalDec 14, 2017
D-TNJim CooperOriginalDec 14, 2017
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalDec 14, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalDec 14, 2017

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Dec 14, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Dec 15, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 15, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Dec 14, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Dec 14, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but may not be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 204, December 14, 2017, page H9940.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Tennessee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment under the Medicaid program.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 14, 2017Introduced in House

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