H.R. 5141House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act

Sponsored by Susie LeeRep. Susie Lee (D-NV)
Introduced August 31, 2021

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The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to let community health centers receive grant money to create mobile health units as new delivery sites. It permits centers already receiving grants to add a mobile unit even without a permanent site, while requiring centers not yet funded to use part of the grant to also establish a permanent, full‑time site. The changes become effective on January 1, 2024 and affect health centers applying for new access points grants.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a “mobile units” category to the list of eligible delivery sites under new access points grants.
  • Allows existing grant‑receiving health centers to fund a mobile unit without also funding a permanent site.
  • Requires health centers not currently receiving grants to allocate part of the grant to establish a permanent, full‑time site if they want a mobile unit.
  • Sets the amendment’s effective date to January 1, 2024.

Legislative Activity

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.

September 28, 2022

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

August 31, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

August 31, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

September 1, 2021

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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

September 14, 2022

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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0 .

September 14, 2022

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

September 21, 2022

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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.

September 21, 2022

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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-513.

September 28, 2022

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.

September 28, 2022

Floor Debate

5 members

What members said about H.R. 5141 on the floor

3 Republicans2 Democrats
Susie Lee
Rep. Susie LeeD-NV-3 · Sep 28, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his leadership, as well as my cosponsors: Representatives Hudson, Herrera Beutler, and Ruiz for their hard work in supporting this piece of legislation. I rise…

Frank Pallone, Jr.
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6 · Sep 28, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 958) to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health…

Brett Guthrie
Rep. Brett GuthrieR-KY-2 · Sep 28, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment, or the MOBILE…

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1 · Sep 28, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for S. 958, the companion bill to H.R. 5141, the MOBILE Health Care Act. As my colleagues have pointed…

Thomas P. Tiffany
Rep. Thomas P. TiffanyR-WI-7 · Sep 28, 2022

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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Union Calendar No. 384

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5141

[Report No. 117–513]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 31, 2021

Mrs. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Ruiz, and Ms. Herrera Beutler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

September 28, 2022

Additional sponsors: Mrs. Trahan, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Tonko, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Peters, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Axne, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Bacon, Mr. O'Halleran, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Kuster, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Harder of California, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Wild, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Welch, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Craig, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Meng, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Sires, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Manning, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Case, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Gottheimer, Miss González-Colón, Mr. Kahele, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Costa, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Keating, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Lamb, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Takano, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Adams, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Ms. Dean, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Ross, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Meijer, Ms. Bourdeaux, Mr. Aguilar, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Porter, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Ms. Newman, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Mace, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Correa, Mr. Crow, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Trone, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Allred, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Carson, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Bass, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Chu, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Golden, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Bera, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Himes, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Jones, Ms. Titus, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Kind, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Foster, Ms. Bush, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Neal, Mr. Payne, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Steel, and Mrs. Torres of California

September 28, 2022

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 31, 2021

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act.

2.

New access points grants

(a)

In general

Section 330(e)(6)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(e)(6)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(v)

Mobile units

An existing health center may be awarded funds under clause (i) to establish a new delivery site that is a mobile unit, regardless of whether the applicant additionally proposes to establish a permanent, full-time site. In the case of a health center that is not currently receiving funds under this section, such health center may be awarded funds under clause (i) to establish a new delivery site that is a mobile unit only if such health center uses a portion of such funds to also establish a permanent, full-time site.

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(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2024.

September 28, 2022

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed