Health Care Bill of Rights Act
Latest action · Oct 2, 2009 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.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Care Bill of Rights Act or 10 Prescriptions for a Healthy America Act - Prohibits Congress and the President from enacting health reform legislation that: (1) includes government-run health insurance; (2) reduces benefits for seniors under Medicare; (3) increases the federal deficit; (4) imposes new taxes; (5) allows the federal government to ration care: (6) imposes a mandate on individuals to purchase health care coverage or on employers to provide such coverage; or (7) provides taxpayer-funded health insurance to illegal immigrants.
Requires Congress and the President to enact health reform legislation on or before December 31, 2009, that: (1) protects individuals with preexisting conditions; (2) reforms medical liability law and curbs abusive litigation; and (3) reduces the overall cost of health care for all.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 7, 2009 to Nov 16, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Nathan Deal | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Oct 15, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 1, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 1, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Aging
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Civil actions and liability
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Medicare
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2009Introduced in House
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