HR2936Referred to Committee
Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-04-17
Introduced
23
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
John Joyce
Republican · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 95.8% (553 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/J000302
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (23)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)Original· 2025-04-17
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)· 2025-05-20
- Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2)· 2025-05-20
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2025-05-20
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)· 2025-05-20
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2025-08-15
- Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7)· 2025-08-15
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)· 2025-08-15
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4)· 2025-08-15
- Jason Crow (D-CO-6)· 2025-08-15
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-08-15
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-09-15
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)· 2025-10-24
- Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)· 2025-12-17
- Darren Soto (D-FL-9)· 2026-02-20
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2026-04-21
- Al Green (D-TX-9)· 2026-05-11
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2026-05-11
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)· 2026-05-11
- Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)· 2026-05-11
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44)· 2026-05-11
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)· 2026-05-11
- William R. Keating (D-MA-9)· 2026-05-11
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-04-17
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-04-17
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-04-17
Previously
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-17
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-17
Plain-English Summary
The bill aims to reduce overcrowding and long wait times in hospital emergency departments by addressing the practice of "boarding," where patients wait in the ER for hours or days because no hospital bed is available for them. It would likely establish requirements or incentives for hospitals to improve patient flow, reduce wait times, and better manage emergency department capacity, which affects patients seeking urgent care and hospital staff dealing with overwhelming patient loads.
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Subjects
Health
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