HR1358-119

Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify patients rights to hospital visitation, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 13, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify patients rights to hospital visitation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers. The main policy domain is Social Welfare, Healthcare, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H8CCCE99476BC4FA9B559A46A66E35003: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Patient Left Alone Act of 2025.
  • Section H404A422DF210452B9FF090C1ED16D811: 2. Patient visitation rights Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— in subsection (e)— in paragraph (8), by striking and at the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify patients rights to hospital visitation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Social Welfare, Healthcare, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify patients rights to hospital visitation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.

Policy Domains

Social Welfare Healthcare Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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federal implementing agencies:
families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 13, 2025

Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Social Welfare Healthcare Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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