HCONRES 178
99th Congress
House
Health
Civil Rights and Liberties
Emergency medical services
Health facilities
Hospital care
Hospitals
Medical economics
Minorities
Minority health care
Poverty
Racial discrimination
Religion and Clergy
Religious liberty
Sex discrimination
Sex discrimination against women
Women's rights
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress respecting the provision of emergency care by hospitals and free standing emergency centers to all patients.
Introduced: July 26, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 26, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 26, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) it shall be the national policy for hospitals and emergency centers to provide emergency care to all patients without discriminating on the ground of economic status, color, race, religion, sex, or national origin; and (2) States and local governments have a responsibility to provide adequate funding for such care.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1