Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2010
Latest action · Feb 23, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJan 27, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a system of state-based health care exchanges to: (1) facilitate the individual purchase of innovative private health insurance; and (2) create a market where private health plans compete for enrollees based on price and quality.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for certain health insurance coverage.
Increases the monthly contribution limit for health savings accounts.
Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) with respect to individual health insurance coverage.
Amends the Employee Retirement Security Income Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to rules governing association health plans.
Establishes a Health Care Services Commission, including an Office of the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care, to conduct and support research, demonstration projects, and dissemination of information on health care services and delivery systems.
Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2008 - Prescribes requirements for establishment of a nationwide health information technology via independent health record trusts (IHRTs).
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to restructure the Medicaid program into a program of grants to states for: (1) acute care for individuals with disabilities and certain low-income individuals; (2) long-term care (LTC) services and supports; (3) survey and certification of medical facilities; (4) program integrity; and (5) administration.
Repeals SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP).
Amends the PHSA to direct the Secretary to supplement the costs of private health insurance for eligible low-income families through the distribution of supplemental debit cards.
Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to establish a separate program for new Medicare beneficiaries beginning in 2021. Prescribes a formula for increasing the Medicare eligibility age as of January 1, 2021. Consolidates the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund into a unified Medicare trust fund.
Amends SSA title XVIII part D (Prescription Drug Program) to prescribe a formula for reducing the part D premium subsidy based on income.
Revises other Medicare features, reducing hospital market basket increases, eliminating the indexing of income thresholds for part B income-related premiums, and prescribing a procedure for addressing excess general revenue Medicare funding.
Prescribes requirements for speedy resolution of medical liability claims and compensation of patient injuries.
Amends the PHSA to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for alternatives to current tort litigation in the resolution of disputes concerning injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations.
Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2010 - Amends SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to establish a Social Security Personal Savings Fund and a Self-Liquidating Social Security Transition Fund as parts of a new Personal Social Security Savings Program. Prescribes requirements for investment of Personal Social Security Savings Accounts. Establishes in the executive branch a Personal Social Security Savings Board.
Requires the phase-in of the normal retirement age to age 67 by 2021.
Taxpayer Choice Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for noncorporate (individual) taxpayers after 2010; (2) allow taxpayers to elect an alternative income tax system; and (3) exclude from gross income all net capital gains, qualified dividends, and interest.
Repeals estate and gift taxes.Competitive American Business Tax - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the corporate income tax; and (2) impose a new business consumption tax on the sale of goods and services in the United States by corporations and other businesses, with specified exceptions. Prescribes income deductions and taxes on property and on the importation of services.
Job Training Results Act of 2010 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to prescribe requirements for ensuring accountability and job training results in federal job training programs. Replaces Work Flexibility Plans with Job Training Improvement Plans.
Spending Enforcement and Control Act of 2010 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to: (1) establish new discretionary spending limits for FY2011-FY2019 as well as total spending limits for FY2011-FY2083; and (2) prescribe administrative and legislative procedures for spending reduction orders.
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other federal law with respect to long-term budgeting, spending limits enforcement, five-year fiscal sustainability reviews, and long-term budget reconciliation (including points of order against long-term spending increases beyond a specified level).
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2010 to Nov 15, 2010; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Mar 2, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Nov 15, 2010 |
Withdrew 1 Erik Paulsen R-MN Mar 4, 2010
Committees 6
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2010 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2010 | |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2010 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2010 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 29, 2010 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2010 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Feb 23, 2010 | |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Feb 23, 2010 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2010 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2010 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2010 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Feb 23, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 2, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Feb 2, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 27, 2010Introduced in House
- Jan 27, 2010Referred to House Ways and Means
- Jan 27, 2010Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, and the Judiciary, 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.
- Jan 27, 2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jan 27, 2010Referred to House Education and Labor
- Jan 27, 2010Referred to House Rules
- Jan 27, 2010Referred to House Budget
- Jan 27, 2010Referred to House Judiciary
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1369 | Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E950 | Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY | May 26, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1915 | Jim Cooper D-TN | Mar 21, 2010 |
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.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43615 | Social Security: Minimum Benefits | Report | Jun 15, 2021 |
| RL33544 | Social Security Reform: Current Issues and Legislation Archived | Report | Jan 15, 2014 |
| R41938 | Statutory Limits on Total Spending as a Method of Budget Control Archived | Report | Jul 26, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1240 | Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2009 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the reform of health care, the Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and business, job training, and the budget process.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2008
- Spending Enforcement and Control Act of 2010
- Competitive American Business Tax
- Job Training Results Act of 2010
- Taxpayer Choice Act
- Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Budget process
- Capital gains tax
- Child health
- Civil actions and liability
- Disability and paralysis
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Financial services and investments
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Income tax credits
- Income tax exclusion
- Income tax rates
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Licensing and registrations
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Prescription drugs
- Sales and excise taxes
- Social security and elderly assistance
- State and local government operations
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Transfer and inheritance taxes
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2010Introduced 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.
