HR 66 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Health Care Freedom of Choice Act

Introduced Jan 4, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Christopher Cox R-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 4, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

Summary

Health Care Freedom of Choice Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the tax deduction for medical expenses without the gross income percentage limitation.

Cosponsors 81

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2005 to Jul 21, 2005; 71 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-KYAnne M. NorthupOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-COBob BeauprezOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NHCharles F. BassOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-INChris ChocolaOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalJan 4, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalJan 4, 2005
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NHJeb BradleyOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-KSJim RyunOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-COJoel HefleyOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJan 4, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJan 4, 2005
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NELee TerryOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartOriginalJan 4, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJan 4, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-WIMark GreenOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CAMary BonoOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-INMike PenceOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-OHPaul E. GillmorOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-TXRon PaulOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-MOSam GravesOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-IASteve KingOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-COThomas G. TancredoOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-FLTom FeeneyOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalJan 4, 2005
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-CAWally HergerOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 4, 2005
R-NETom OsborneFeb 17, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonApr 5, 2005
R-ILRay LaHoodApr 20, 2005
R-NYJames T. WalshApr 27, 2005
R-OHSteve ChabotApr 28, 2005
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggMay 4, 2005
R-MIPeter HoekstraMay 12, 2005
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettMay 26, 2005
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickJun 16, 2005
R-MNMark R. KennedyJul 21, 2005

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 4, 2005

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
  2. Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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
Serial No. 109-37THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT: IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR AGING AMERICANS73 pagesEducation and Workforce CommitteeApr 28, 2006

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4625Health Care Freedom of Choice ActIdentical billDec 17, 2005

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health care choice by providing for the tax deductibility of medical expenses by individuals.
Short Titles as Introduced
Health Care Freedom of Choice Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House

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