US Congress Senate Bill 1557 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-6)
Status: Passed on April 7 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-07 - Became Public Law No: 113-98.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations through FY2018 for payments to children's hospitals associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) make available up to 25 percent of the total amounts in excess of specified appropriations for payments to certain hospitals with a Medicare payment agreement that are excluded from the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system and whose inpatients are predominantly under 18 years of age; and (2) establish a quality bonus system for distribution of excess payments to such hospitals, which may include a focus on quality measurement and improvement, interpersonal and communications skills, delivering patient-centered care, and practicing in integrated health systems.

Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-07	House	Became Public Law No: 113-98.
2014-04-07	House	Signed by President.
2014-04-02	House	Presented to President.
2014-04-01	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2782-2783)
2014-04-01	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1557.
2014-04-01	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2782-2784)
2014-04-01	House	Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2013-11-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2013-11-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2013-11-13	House	Received in the House.
2013-11-13	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2013-11-12	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7963; text as passed Senate: CR S7963)
2013-10-30	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 227.
2013-10-30	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin without amendment. Without written report.
2013-10-30	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2013-09-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1557/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1557/BILLS-113s1557is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1557/BILLS-113s1557rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1557/BILLS-113s1557es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1557/BILLS-113s1557enr.pdf