HR 2979 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2003

Introduced Jul 25, 2003 Originated House Sponsor John F. Tierney D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 8, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 25, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2003 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (State Comprehensive Health Care and Cost Containment Demonstration Projects) to allow up to ten States to receive from the Secretary of Health and Human Services a planning grant and a demonstration grant to achieve a cost-effective delivery system of universal, comprehensive health care with simplified administration.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 25, 2003.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJul 25, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 25, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalJul 25, 2003
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJul 25, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 25, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 8, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 8, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 25, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jul 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—SAFEGUARDING AMERICANS FROM A LEGAL CULTURE OF FEAR: APPROACHES TO LIMITING LAWSUIT ABUSE225 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJun 22, 2004

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration.
Short Titles as Introduced
States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2003Introduced in House

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