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HR 6394 110th Congress House

Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008

Official title: To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to u… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 26, 2008 See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEmergency medicineFederal aid to health facilities
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Illegal aliensImmigrationMedically uninsured
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 26, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 26, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through FY2012 federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Mitchell, Harry
· Jun 26, 2008
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 26, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6394: Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6394/
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H.R. 6394, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6394/.
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