3.0.0 3952 2023-01-13T04:50:07Z 2023-01-13T04:50:07Z House H HR 2005-09-29 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-17T15:47:26Z Referred to 2005-09-29T14:04:00Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-30T14:52:39Z Referred to 2005-09-29T14:04:20Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-09-29T14:04:15Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-09-29T14:04:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-09-29T14:04:05Z Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 109 1716 S 2005-10-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11473) Related bill CRS 2005-10-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-09-30 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2005-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2005-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2005-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 N S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2005-10-20 False Emergency Management Administrative procedure Aid to dependent children Alabama Appropriations Auditing Cash welfare block grants Child health Collection of accounts Community health services Congress Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Credit cards Debt Department of Health and Human Services Disabled Disaster relief Displaced persons Drugs Economics and Public Finance Evacuation of civilians Families Federal aid to child health services Finance and Financial Sector Floods Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government procurement Government trust funds Governmental investigations Health Health care fraud Health insurance Home care services Homeless Hospital rates Hospitals Housing and Community Development Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Inspectors general Insurance premiums Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Law Liability (Law) Louisiana Medicaid Medical screening Medical supplies Medicare Mental health services Mississippi Office of Management and Budget Old age, survivors and disability insurance Poor children Pregnant women Prescription pricing Psychotherapy Public records Quality of care Self-help devices for the disabled Social Welfare Social work State laws Unemployment Unemployment insurance Water Resources Development Welfare eligibility Women Women's health Emergency Management 00 2005-09-29 Introduced in House 2005-11-25T14:57:24Z Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 - Requires a state to provide medical assistance to eligible Hurricane Katrina survivors under a state Medicaid plan.

Increases the federal medical assistance percentage for providing medical assistance under a state Medicaid plan to any individual residing in certain affected areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain requirements in any geographical area in which there are a significant number of evacuees from an emergency area.

Establishes the Disaster Relief Fund for payments to: (1) Medicaid providers to offset costs incurred by such providers as a result of Hurricane Katrina; and (2) state insurance commissioners for making payments to health insurance issuers for health insurance premiums for eligible individuals or qualified employers.

Allows the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama to enter into and participate in an agreement with the Secretary of Labor to make payments of temporary extended unemployment compensation to individuals who are not otherwise entitled to such compensation.

Authorizes modifications to procurement procedures as necessary for the support of Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief operations.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand the definition of private nonprofit facility to include for-profit hospitals.

]]> Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 Display Title Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-09-29T04:00:00Z 2005-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.