HR 5488 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

Remote Area Medical Charter Act of 2018

Latest action · May 22, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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. IntroducedApr 12, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Remote Area Medical Charter Act of 2018

This bill grants a federal charter to Remote Area Medical.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 12, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalApr 12, 2018
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalApr 12, 2018

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 12, 2018
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred May 22, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 22, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  2. Apr 12, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Apr 12, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 59, April 12, 2018, page H3210.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for a Federal charter for Remote Area Medical, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Remote Area Medical Charter Act of 2018

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 12, 2018Introduced in House

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