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HR3019Referred to Committee

Holding Nonprofit Hospitals Accountable Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-24
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Victoria Spartz
Victoria Spartz
Republican · IN · Representative
Votes with party: 93.0% (516 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S000929

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

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 House Committee on Ways and Means.

2025-04-24

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-04-24

Previously

  • Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-24

Plain-English Summary

This bill would require nonprofit hospitals to meet stricter standards to keep their tax-exempt status, likely by ensuring they provide more charity care to uninsured and low-income patients or face losing their tax breaks. The measure would affect both the hospitals themselves and the communities they serve, potentially forcing these institutions to demonstrate they're actually serving the public good rather than operating like for-profit businesses. Supporters argue this would hold hospitals accountable for their tax benefits, while opponents worry it could strain hospitals' finances and limit their services.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Taxation
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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