# 116-hr-7168: Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

116-hr-7168, Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7168
- Congress: 116
- Title: Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act This bill provides for an exception, during the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity. Specifically, the bill excludes from such restrictions any increase in operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds for which a hospital is licensed or begins construction during the period of March 13, 2020, through the last day of the national emergency.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7168 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7168)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7168 (as of 2025-11-18).