US HB6336 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows unapproved capital expenses that are made by health care facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be included in federal payment determinations under Medicare and Medicaid.
Title
Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Dan Bishop [R-NC] | Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN] | Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC] | Rep. Greg Murphy [R-NC] |
| Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX] | Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL] |
| Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL] | Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA] | Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA] | Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL] |
| Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA] | Rep. Chip Roy [R-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2020-03-23 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2020-03-23 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2020-03-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Building construction
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medicare
State and local government operations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medicare
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6336/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6336/BILLS-116hr6336ih.pdf |
