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HR 1556 107th Congress House Health Economics and Public Finance Education Federal aid to medical education Higher education Hospital care Hospital rates Medical residents Medicare Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Social Welfare Teaching hospitals

American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001

Introduced: March 5, 2002 See on congress.gov
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May 4, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 24, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by Federal law commonly referred to as the (Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP) Benefits Improvement and Protection Act, to: (1) increase (restore the full) market basket update for inpatient prospective payment services hospitals; and (2) maintain the indirect medical education adjustment percentage at 6.5 percent.
What's happening now May 4, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 839 Companion bill American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 27 Republican 11 Independent 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 21, 2002
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 15, 2002
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 15, 2002
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 8, 2002
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Sherman, Brad
California · May 1, 2002
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 24, 2002
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 24, 2002
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 20, 2002
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 20, 2002
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 19, 2002
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 19, 2002
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2002
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 12, 2002
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 12, 2002
Watson, Diane
· Mar 5, 2002
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2002
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 13, 2001
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 7, 2001
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 3, 2001
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 5, 2001
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 5, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 30, 2001
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 30, 2001
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 30, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 19, 2001
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 19, 2001
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2001
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 10, 2001
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 28, 2001
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 26, 2001
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 21, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2001
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 7, 2001
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 21, 2001
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 16, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 15, 2001
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 15, 2001
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 15, 2001
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 8, 2001
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1556: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1556/
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"H.R. 1556: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1556/.
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H.R. 1556, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1556/.
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