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HR 4530 100th Congress House Immigration Agricultural labor Agriculture and Rural Affairs Alien labor Aliens Childbirth Costs Emergency medical services Emergency medicine Federal aid to health facilities Health Health facilities Illegal aliens Labor and Employment Migrant labor Public assistance programs Women's health Women's rights

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities which give emergency treatment to certain…

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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities which give emergency treatment to certain undocumented aliens and alien commuter workers.

Introduced: May 4, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 17, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 4, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 4, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities for emergency medical treatment (including any required in the course of labor and childbirth) which: (1) is rendered to an undocumented alien or an alien commuter worker who cannot pay for such service; and (2) is not reimbursable under any other public assistance program or private insurance plan.

What's happening now May 17, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 7, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4530: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities which give emergency treatment to certain undocumented aliens and alien commuter workers.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4530/
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"H.R. 4530: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities which give emergency treatment to certain undocumented aliens and alien commuter workers.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4530/.
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H.R. 4530, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4530/.
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[H.R. 4530: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities which give emergency treatment to certain undocumented aliens and alien commuter workers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4530/)
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