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 | |
| R-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 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Nov 16, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 1, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 2, 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11578 | Phil Gingrey R-GA | Oct 21, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10443–H10445 | Phil Gingrey R-GA | Oct 1, 2009 |
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-54 | COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM DISCUSSION DRAFT1,055 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 23, 2009–Jun 25, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish requirements for any health reform legislation enacted by the Congress or the President during the 111th Congress.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Health Care Bill of Rights Act
- 10 Prescriptions for a Healthy America Act
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
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
