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Read. Follow. Verify.1969 Senate Hearings on Hospital Construction and Modernization
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document records the 1969 Senate hearings regarding proposed legislation (S. 2182 and H.R. 11102) aimed at the construction and of medical care facilities. The hearings took place over three days in June 1969 to gather testimony on federal support for hospital infrastructure.
These hearings served as the legislative foundation for federal funding and regulatory frameworks governing the expansion and updating of hospital facilities across the United States in the late 1960s.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medical care facilities
These facilities are the subject of proposed construction and modernization funding and regulations.
U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Health
The subcommittee is responsible for evaluating and advancing the proposed legislation.
Key Facts
- The Senate Subcommittee on Health held hearings on June 12, 17, and 19, 1969.
- The hearings focused on S. 2182, H.R. 11102, and related legislative proposals.
- The subject matter of the legislation is the construction and modernization of medical care facilities.
- The proceedings were part of the Ninety-first Congress, first session.
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Federal involvement in hospital infrastructure
The hearings indicate a coordinated effort between the House and Senate in 1969 to address national medical facility needs through specific legislative vehicles.
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