Patients' Freedom to Choose Act
Latest action · Jul 29, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Patients' Freedom to Choose Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only; and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2010 to Sep 23, 2010; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Jul 29, 2010 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jul 29, 2010 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Jul 29, 2010 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jul 29, 2010 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Jul 29, 2010 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jul 29, 2010 |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Aug 4, 2010 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Sep 16, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Jul 29, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5923 | To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on tax health care benefits. | Related bill | Jul 29, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on tax health care benefits.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Patients' Freedom to Choose Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2010Introduced in Senate
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