A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on February 15, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
14 Cosponsors (10 Republicans, 4 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Aid Rural Hospitals”
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Sen. John “Johnny” Isakson [R-GA, 2005-2019]
(Sponsor)
on Feb 16, 2017
“Warner, Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Aid Rural Virginia Hospitals”
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Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 17, 2017
“Warner, Kaine Reintroduce Bill To Aid Rural Virginia Hospitals”
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Sen. Timothy “Tim” Kaine [D-VA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 17, 2017
History
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Apr 21, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2832 (114th). |
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Feb 15, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
S. 397 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 397. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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