United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4495 (101st)
To amend section 1867 of the Social Security Act to require that, before enforcing sanctions under the hospital "anti-dumping" provisions, a peer review organization must find that a violation has occurred.
Introduced
4 April 1990
Last action
23 April 1990 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14], Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], JOE BARTON, Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4], Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Clarke, James McC. [D-NC-11], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4], Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40], DAVID PRICE, Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5], Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the implementation of sanctions against a hospital for violating Medicare emergency medical condition screening and treatment requirements until a peer review organization makes a finding as to whether such a violation has occurred.
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Timeline
4 April 1990
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
4 April 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 April 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
23 April 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 April 1990
Sponsors
- Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- JOE BARTON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, James McC. [D-NC-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] · R · Cosponsor
- DAVID PRICE · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/4495
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/4495
- us · 101-hr-4495 · source updated 3 June 2026