House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of hospitals under the DRG prospective payment system on the basis of a blend of hospital-specific rates and a national rate, depending on the degree of variation of costs within specific diagnosis-related groups.
Sponsor: Rep. Ike Skelton D-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 3, 1988
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Latest action: May 9, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
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
35 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 18 Democrats
15 of 35 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
William Alexander (D-AR), Richard Baker (R-LA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Jim Chapman (D-TX), E. Coleman (R-MO), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Mike Espy (D-MS), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Dave McCurdy (D-OK), Bill Nichols (D-AL), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Arlan Stangeland (R-MN), Robert Tallon (D-SC), W. Tauzin (R-LA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.J.Res. 670 (100th) A joint resolution to designate September 15, 1989, as "National Respect for the Elderly Day".
- H.R. 4767 (100th) A bill to grant a Federal charter to The American Education Center Hall of Fame.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.