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Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Gonzalez, Vicente Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 11, 2020
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Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

This bill provides for an exception, during the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity.

Specifically, the bill excludes from such restrictions any increase in operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds for which a hospital is licensed or begins construction during the period of March 13, 2020, through the last day of the national emergency.

What's happening now June 11, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Brooks, Mo
· Sep 22, 2020
Mullin, Markwayne
· Aug 25, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Aug 11, 2020
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Aug 11, 2020
Burgess, Michael
· Jun 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7168: Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7168/
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"H.R. 7168: Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7168/.
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H.R. 7168, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7168/.
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