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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program.

H.R. 1609Introduced Apr 26, 2001Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Phil English R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 8, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, 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

196 cosponsors — 112 Republicans, 83 Democrats, 1 independent

86 of 196 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), John Boozman (R-AR), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), H. Callahan (R-AL), Dave Camp (R-MI), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Brad Carson (D-OK) and 166 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Phil English.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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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.