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HR 5516 101th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits Federal budgets Government spending reductions Health Home care services Medicare

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt payments for home health services under the medicare program from reduction under a sequestration order.

Introduced: August 3, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 31, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Aug 10, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Aug 3, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt payments for home health services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare) from reduction under a sequestration order.

What's happening now August 31, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 24, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 24, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 24, 1990
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 24, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5516: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt payments for home health services under the medicare program from reduction under a sequestration order.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5516/
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"H.R. 5516: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt payments for home health services under the medicare program from reduction under a sequestration order.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5516/.
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H.R. 5516, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5516/.
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