H.R. 3722 · 108th Congress
Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004
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- House Introduced Jan 21, 2004
- House Failed May 18, 2004 88–331
Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to: (1) prohibit Federal reimbursement of hospital-provided emergency and certain transportation services to undocumented aliens unless the hospital provides the Secretary of Homeland Security with…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 21, 2004
Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to: (1) prohibit Federal reimbursement of hospital-provided emergency and certain transportation services to undocumented aliens unless the hospital provides the Secretary of Homeland Security with information regarding an alien's citizenship, immigration status, financial data, and employer; (2) make the employer of certain undocumented aliens responsible for such costs; and (3) direct the Secretary to initiate removal procedures against an alien determined to be removable under Federal immigration law.
Directs the Secretary of State to analyze the feasibility of effecting treaties for international medical evacuations.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004
Latest action (May 18, 2004): On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 88 - 331 (Roll no. 182). (text: CR 5/17/2004 H3033-3034)
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 21, 2004
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- House Introduced Jan 21, 2004
- House Failed May 18, 2004 88–331
Final vote · House · May 18, 2004
Passage (two-thirds required) — Failed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: J. Dennis Hastert