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H.Con.Res. 178 (99th)

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress respecting the provision of emergency care by hospitals and free standing emergency centers to all patients.

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26 July 1985

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Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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3 June 2026

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) it shall be the national policy for hospitals and emergency centers to provide emergency care to all patients without discriminating on the ground of economic status, color, race, religion, sex, or national origin; and (2) States and local governments have a responsibility to provide adequate funding for such care.

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