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HR 6605 116th Congress House Health Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicaid Medicare

Helping Hospitals in Need Act

Introduced: April 23, 2020 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Apr 23, 2020
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Helping Hospitals in Need Act

This bill provides additional appropriations for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for (1) hospitals and health care providers that serve a high proportion of uninsured or low-income patients, and (2) states and territories that have the highest per capita hospitalization rates for confirmed cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

What's happening now April 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 14, 2020
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6605: Helping Hospitals in Need Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6605/
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"H.R. 6605: Helping Hospitals in Need Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6605/.
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H.R. 6605, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6605/.
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