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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.

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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

Healthcare · Budget

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

  1. 7 November 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 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

  3. 7 November 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 November 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 14 November 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

    Source: Committee

  6. 18 November 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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