To amend section 242 of the National Housing Act regarding the requirements for mortgage insurance under such Act for hospitals.
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 2, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003 - Amends the National Housing Act to revise hospital need and feasibility standards for purposes of hospital mortgage insurance eligibility. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) require satisfactory evidence that the hospital will be located in a State or political subdivision with reasonable minimum licensure and operating standards; and (2) establish the means for determining hospital need and feasibility, including following State procedures in States that have such official procedures. (Eliminates State certificate of need or feasibility study requirements.)
Exempts critical access hospitals from such requirements through July 31, 2006.
Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report on the barriers to insured mortgage receipt by federally qualified health centers.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10986-10987)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Ney moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 659.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H8290-8292; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8290)
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H8290-8292; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8290)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 108-91.
Became Public Law No: 108-91.
Enacted as Public Law 108-91
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