HR 4641 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005

Introduced Dec 18, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Phil Gingrey R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 24, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3146)

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. IntroducedDec 18, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow medical care providers: (1) to expense up to $250,000 of the cost of health care information technology for the exchange of medical information; and (2) a business tax credit for 50% of their telecommunication charges (defined as expenses of installing or maintaining a communications network that supports interoperability of electronic medical records systems), up to $10,000.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2005 to Jun 14, 2006, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalDec 18, 2005
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalDec 18, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalDec 18, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalDec 18, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleDec 22, 2005
D-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Feb 16, 2006
R-TXRon PaulMar 28, 2006
R-NYSherwood BoehlertMar 28, 2006
R-NVJon C. PorterApr 26, 2006
R-CADana RohrabacherJun 14, 2006
R-MNGil GutknechtJun 14, 2006
R-SCJoe WilsonJun 14, 2006
R-TXJohn R. CarterJun 14, 2006
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJun 14, 2006
R-FLTom FeeneyJun 14, 2006

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 24, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3146)
  2. Feb 8, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H164)
  3. Dec 18, 2005Introduced in House
  4. Dec 18, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 18, 2005Introduced in House

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