118th Congress Health
H.R. 1694: Emergency Care Improvement Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill permanently allows for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. The bill takes effect May 11, 2023.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Michael Burgess R-TXOriginal
- Michael Cloud R-TXOriginal
- Vicente Gonzalez D-TXOriginal
- Pete Sessions R-TXOriginal
- Lance Gooden R-TX
- Dan Crenshaw R-TX
- Troy Nehls R-TX
- August Pfluger R-TX
- Michael McCaul R-TX
- Randy Weber R-TX
- Kevin Hern R-OK
- Beth Van Duyne R-TX
- Brian Babin R-TX
- Ronny Jackson R-TX
- Raul Ruiz D-CA
- Larry Bucshon R-IN
- Rich McCormick R-GA
- A. Ferguson R-GA
- Carol Miller R-WV
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Mike Kelly R-PA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jodey Arrington SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Jodey Arrington.
Show the full action history (4 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- 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.