House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the reduction in the market basket percentage increase under the prospective payment system under the Medicare Program for payments to small rural hospitals.
Sponsor: Rep. John Peterson R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2000
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 31, 2000 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Tanner (D-TN).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Peterson.
- H.Con.Res. 404 (106th) Calling for the immediate release of Mr. Edmond Pope from prison in the Russian Federation for Humanitarian reasons, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 364 (106th) Calling for the immediate release of Mr. Edmond Pope from prison in Russia for humanitarian reasons, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4995 (106th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equity in the amount of disproportionate share payment adjustments under…
- H.R. 4997 (106th) Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospital Equity Act of 2000
- H.R. 5244 (106th) Tribal-State Tax Fairness Act of 2000
- H.R. 738 (106th) Taxpayer Oversight of Surplus Property Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.