HR 765 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2005

Introduced Feb 10, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Mark R. Kennedy R-MN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 22, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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. IntroducedFeb 10, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance paid for the benefit of a taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents (no more than two). Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make advance payments of credit amounts to the provider of the taxpayer's health insurance.

Requires each health insurer, health maintenance organization, and health service organization to participate in a State-established health insurance safety net to assure the availability of health insurance to uninsurable individuals. Funds such safety nets through assessments against such insurers and organizations. Permits such insurers and organizations to add the costs of such assessments to the costs of their insurance or coverage.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow health benefits coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs). Sets forth IMA requirements, including that the IMA be an organization operated under the direction of an association and that IMA health benefits coverage only be provided through contracts with health insurance issuers. Requires IMAs to include a minimum of two health insurance coverage options.

Cosponsors 49

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2005 to Apr 27, 2006; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-INChris ChocolaOriginalFeb 10, 2005
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-NHJeb BradleyOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalFeb 10, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalFeb 10, 2005
Show all 49 cosponsors

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 10, 2005
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 10, 2005
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 22, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  2. Feb 10, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Feb 10, 2005Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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 2

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

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-12REMOVING OBSTACLES TO JOB CREATION: HOW CAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELP SMALL BUSINESSES REVITALIZE THE ECONOMY?74 pagesSmall Business CommitteeApr 21, 2005
Serial No. 109-3PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE: SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM95 pagesSmall Business CommitteeMar 2, 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 allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and to establish State health insurance safety-net programs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2005

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 10, 2005Introduced in House

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