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HR 2236 106th Congress House

Community Hospital Preservation Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants in the form of forgiveable capital advances to help preserve community hospitals experiencing financial difficulties.

Introduced: June 16, 1999 See on congress.gov
Health Community hospitalsCongressCongressional reporting requirementsEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to hospitals
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 16, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 16, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1294-1295)
Jun 16, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 7, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Hospital Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible nonprofit community hospitals for legitimate hospital purposes.

Sets forth provisions for: (1) the recovery of grant amounts if they are not used for legitimate purposes, within ten years, or by a hospital meeting eligibility requirements; and (2) forgiveness of repayment of ten percent of a grant amount for each year the recipient met one or more eligibility requirement.

Mandates an annual report by the Secretary to Congress on the activities carried out under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 8, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 16, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2236: Community Hospital Preservation Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2236/
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