United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2908 (105th)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
Introduced
7 November 1997
Last action
18 November 1997 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2], Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Subjects
Healthcare, Budget
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal a specified restriction imposed by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on Medicare payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care.
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Timeline
7 November 1997
Introduced
Referred to House Ways and Means
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1997
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Source: Committee
18 November 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 November 1997 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2908
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2908
- us · 105-hr-2908 · source updated 3 June 2026