A bill to amend the Act providing for the incorporation of certain persons as Group Hospitalization, Inc.
Public Law 98-493 · H.R. 6223 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 17, 1984 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Federal charter of Group Hospitalization, Inc., to change the name of the organization to Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.
Empowers the corporation to provide for medical care as well as hospitalization, and to engage in any lawful business incidental to or supportive of its business and affairs. Repeals the requirement of 15 members of the board of trustees, leaving the number of trustees, terms of office, and manner of election to be fixed by corporate by-laws.
Makes the corporation liable to pay unemployment compensation.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Oct 17, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-493.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 3, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 28, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 19, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 17, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Sep 14, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
- Sep 12, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.