H.R. 9351 · 118th Congress

Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2024

Introduced on Aug 13, 2024 by Nick LaLota (R-NY-1). 15 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Latest action (Aug 13, 2024): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Aug 13, 2024
Cosponsors
15
7 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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

Official title

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain limitations on disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments under the Medicaid program.

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.

Nick LaLotaR-NY-1Sponsor

Democrats · 7

Republicans · 8

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. Aug 13, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Aug 13, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Aug 13, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Committees

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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. Greater New York Hospital Association3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  2. Stony Brook University, SUNY Stony Brook3 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSP$324.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  3. The University of Florida Board of Trustees3 reports
    $869K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$11.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  4. AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  5. Association of American Medical Colleges2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  6. HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NYS2 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE, INC.AI match · 100%
  7. NYU Langone Hospitals (Formerly NYU Hospitals Center)2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  8. University of California2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  9. Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals1 report
  10. American Federation of Teachers1 report
    $400K reported (all issues)
  11. NASSAU SUFFOLK HOSPITAL COUNCIL1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025, 2026.

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.