H.R. 6160 · 118th Congress

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program.

Introduced on Nov 1, 2023 by Marcus J. Molinaro (R-NY-19). 5 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 18, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Nov 1, 2023
Cosponsors
5
4 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Disability assistance
  • Government information and archives
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Performance measurement
  • State and local government operations

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Marcus J. MolinaroR-NY-19Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Nov 1, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 1, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Nov 1, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Nov 3, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Mar 12, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Mar 12, 2024 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
  7. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
  9. May 21, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-513.
  10. May 21, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-513.
  11. May 21, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 426.
  12. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5302-5303)
  14. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6160.
  15. Sep 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5302)
  16. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5302)
  17. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 18, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Alzheimer's Association7 reports
    $7.2M reported (all issues)
  2. AARP4 reports
    $19.5M reported (all issues)
  3. CURE SMA4 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  4. THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.