Commending efforts in Texas to reduce the number of uninsured individuals and encouraging other States to adopt similar solutions.
Latest action · Jan 15, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 14, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Commends: (1) the state of Texas for passing S.B. 10 in 2003 (allowed the formation of health group cooperatives); and (2) the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce for actively working to reduce the number of uninsured individuals in Texas and developing a successful health care plan.
Encourages: (1) other chambers of commerce or similar groups in Texas to develop a health group cooperative to provide access to affordable health care; and (2) other states to study the Texas model and adopt similar health care solutions.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2009 to Mar 5, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Mar 5, 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 Jan 14, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 15, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 14, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Commending efforts in Texas to reduce the number of uninsured individuals and encouraging other States to adopt similar solutions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2009Introduced in House
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