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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities that participate in the medicaid program to make available at least the average proportion of beds available in the State to medicaid patients.

H.R. 159Introduced Jan 6, 1987Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Dean Gallo R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 22, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dean Gallo.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-11 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.