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Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007

Introduced: February 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 19, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8124)
Jun 5, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5984-5985)
Mar 7, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2276)
Feb 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2007
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.
Feb 16, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require public reporting of health care-associated infections data by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program under Medicare to provide financial incentives or grants to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers that demonstrate a satisfactory reduction in the rate of occurrence (or elimination) of health care-associated infections in the applicable hospital or ambulatory surgical center.

Expresses the sense of Congress that health care providers and facilities should take measures to reduce the rate of occurrence of health care-associated infections to zero, with respect to patients to whom such providers and facilities furnish services.

What's happening now July 19, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8124)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 6
R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 17, 2008
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 25, 2007
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 25, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 18, 2007
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 18, 2007
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 18, 2007
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 10, 2007
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 24, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1174: Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1174/
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"H.R. 1174: Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1174/.
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H.R. 1174, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1174/.
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