Federal Interagency Medical Resources Sharing and Coordination Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Federal Interagency Medical Resources Sharing and Coordination Act of 1980 - Establishes the Federal Interagency Health Resources Committee to be composed of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare), and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Committee to take specified measures culminating with: (1) the establishment of uniform policies and procedures for interagency sharing of health resources by Federal direct health care providers; and (2) the promulgation, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, of guidelines for the interagency sharing of medical resources by health care facilities within the jurisdiction of the Secretaries and the Administrator. Requires that such guidelines provide that: (1) shared services shall not be limited to specialized medical resources; (2) the availability of a medical facility of one agency to a beneficiary of another agency shall be on a referral basis; (3) an agency shall be reimbursed for a medical service provided to a beneficiary of another agency; and (4) sharing agreements shall be operative upon agreement by medical facility directors unless disapproved by an agency involved. Requires each agency providing medical services under this Act to report annually to Congress concerning such services. Directs the General Accounting Office to monitor and report annually to Congress on the progress of the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Veterans' Administration in implementing this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on April 24, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 24, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, 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?
CHARLES PERCY (R-IL) introduced it on April 24, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
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 April 24, 1980, 16940 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16940 days ago, on April 24, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers