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H.R. 659: Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003

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H.R. 659: Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-11 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-91.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 56 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR659 (2003-03-12), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-91. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003

Plain summary

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.)

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 659, Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003 (2003-02-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 659, Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003 (2003-02-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 659, Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003 (2003-08-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 659, Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003 (2003-08-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr659 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108