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S 2942 113th Congress Senate

Infectious Disease Hospital Hubs Act

Official title: A bill to establish a Hospital Fund for the treatment of individuals with Ebola or other specified infectious diseases.

Introduced: November 19, 2014 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Health Emergency medical services and trauma careHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and funding
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 19, 2014
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 Latest action November 19, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Infectious Disease Hospital Hubs Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in an emergency or significant potential emergency which involves a specific infectious disease that requires the isolation and specialized treatment of patients, to award grants to states to improve surge capacity at hospitals designated by the state and enhance community and hospital preparedness. Allows HHS to award additional grants to compensate designated hospitals for unreimbursed costs for treating infectious disease patients or for damages for lost business activity or lost services attributable to the treatment of those patients.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2942: Infectious Disease Hospital Hubs Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2942/
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"S. 2942: Infectious Disease Hospital Hubs Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2942/.
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S. 2942, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2942/.
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