Key Votes
HR 3722 - Undocumented Immigrant Emergency Medical Assistance - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Chris Van Hollen, Jr. voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (88-331) - May 18, 2004 (Key vote)
Title: Undocumented Immigrant Emergency Medical Assistance
Vote to pass a bill that would require hospitals to provide information on undocumented immigrants seeking emergency medical care.
- Prohibits federal reimbursement of funds to hospitals that provide emergency services to undocumented immigrants unless the hospital provides the Secretary of Homeland Security with citizenship and employment records (Sec. 3).
- Makes employers of certain undocumented immigrants financially responsible for the medical treatment of these immigrants (Sec. 3).
- Allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to remove undocumented immigrants under Federal immigration law (Sec. 3).
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 21, 2004
Title: Undocumented Immigrant Emergency Medical Assistance
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
