A bill to provide for the continued operation of the Public Health Service hospitals which are located in Seattle, Wash., Boston, Mass., San Francisco, Calif., Galveston, Tex., New Orleans, La., Baltimore, Md., Staten Island, N.Y., and Norfolk Va.
Latest action. Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
Provides, with enumerated exceptions, for the continued operation of the Public Health Service hospitals located in Seattle, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts; San Francisco, California, Galveston, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Baltimore, Maryland; Staten Island, New York; and Norfolk, Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to close or reduce the level of health care in such hospitals if Congress by law specifically authorizes such action.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on September 21, 1973. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
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The record's latest action, on November 20, 1973: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
WARREN MAGNUSON (D-WA) introduced it on September 21, 1973, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 21, 1973, 19395 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19335 days ago, on November 20, 1973.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateMeasure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action