HR 6171 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Medical Freedom Act of 2010

Introduced Sep 22, 2010 Originated House Sponsor Tom Price R-GA

Latest action · Sep 22, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

IntroducedSep 22, 2010
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medical Freedom Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or any state from requiring any health care provider to participate in any health plan as a condition of licensure of the provider in any state.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2010 to Sep 23, 2010; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-FL	Bill Posey	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-TN	David P. Roe	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-PA	Glenn Thompson	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-LA	John Fleming	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-CO	Mike Coffman	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Sep 22, 2010
R-MN	John Kline		Sep 23, 2010
R-GA	John Linder		Sep 23, 2010

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 Sep 22, 2010

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 22, 2010Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan.
Short Titles as Introduced: Medical Freedom Act of 2010

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 22, 2010Introduced in House

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