To provide for reimbursement for unreimbursed costs of emergency medical care for aliens paroled into the United States for medical reasons.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that it is within the responsibility of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security to track medical parolees entering the United States for specified humanitarian reasons, and to ensure that these individuals depart the United States upon completion of their trip. Directs the Secretary to reimburse hospitals and other emergency medical care providers (including physicians and entities providing emergency ambulance services) for their reasonable costs of providing emergency medical care to aliens who are paroled into the United States for medical reasons.

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Timeline

1. 31 March 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 31 March 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 31 March 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 April 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 31 March 2003 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 March 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 March 2003

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Sponsors

• Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Trent Franks · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Steve King · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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