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H.R. 8137 118th Congress House

Patient Access to End of Life Care Act

Official title: To provide for an exception to the restrictions described in the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 with respect to certain States.

Introduced: April 26, 2024 Introduced by: Brittany Pettersen Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Accountability, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Apr 26, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 17, 2024
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 26, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8137: Patient Access to End of Life Care Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8137/
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"H.R. 8137: Patient Access to End of Life Care Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8137/.
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H.R. 8137, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8137/.
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