HR 1173 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011

Introduced Mar 17, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA

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Latest action · Feb 28, 2012 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 17, 2011
  2. Passed HouseFeb 1, 2012
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2012 - Repeals provisions of the Public Health Service Act enacted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (entitled the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act or the CLASS Act) which establish a national, voluntary insurance program for purchasing community living assistance services and supports in order to provide individuals with functional limitations with tools that will allow them to maintain their personal and financial independence and live in the community.

Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to convert funding for the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information from a direct appropriation to an authorization of appropriations.

Recorded votes 6

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 18Passed267–159Feb 1, 2012
House 17On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsFailed175–247Feb 1, 2012

Yea 175

Nay 247

Not voting 10

House 16Failed160–264Feb 1, 2012
House 15Failed164–260Feb 1, 2012
House 14Failed157–264Feb 1, 2012
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Cosponsors 112

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2011 to Jan 23, 2012; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalMar 17, 2011
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalMar 17, 2011
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalMar 17, 2011
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalMar 17, 2011
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMar 17, 2011
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalMar 17, 2011
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMar 17, 2011
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalMar 17, 2011
R-SCJeff DuncanMar 29, 2011
R-ARTim GriffinMar 29, 2011
R-CATom McClintockMar 29, 2011
R-TXJeb HensarlingApr 14, 2011
R-INDan BurtonMay 3, 2011
R-OHRobert E. LattaMay 24, 2011
R-FLDennis A. RossMay 25, 2011
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Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 17, 2011Markup Nov 29, 2011Reported Dec 23, 2011
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 28, 2011Markup Nov 15, 2011Reported Nov 15, 2011
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 17, 2011Markup Jan 18, 2012Reported Jan 23, 2012
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 22, 2011

Actions 43

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2012Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.
  2. Feb 27, 2012Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Feb 2, 2012Received in the Senate.
  4. Feb 1, 2012Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 522. (consideration: CR H322-354)
  5. Feb 1, 2012Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1173 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill for the purpose of amendment. The resolution makes in order only those amendments that are submitted for printing in the Congressional Record not later than the legislative day of Tuesday, January 31, 2012, or pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The bill shall be considered for amendment for a period not to exceed three hours.
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In the Congressional Record 9

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4785Daniel Lipinski D-ILJul 11, 2012
SenateDebate and remarks S1063Harry Reid D-NVFeb 28, 2012
SenateDebate and remarks S1062Mark L. Pryor D-ARFeb 27, 2012
HouseDebate and remarks H590Pete Sessions R-TXFeb 8, 2012
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E141Laura Richardson D-CAFeb 6, 2012
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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.

Committee reports

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Jan 20, 2012H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on January 18, 2012
  2. Dec 22, 2011H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 30, 2011

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 7.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1986.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-101CLASS CANCELED: AN UNSUSTAINABLE PROGRAM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE NATION'S DEFICIT202 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeOct 26, 2011
Serial No. 112-85CUTTING THE RED TAPE: SAVING JOBS FROM PPACA'S HARMFUL REGULATIONS135 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 15, 2011

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 4

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 910An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section requiring a study on the impact of not having long-term care insurance on the Federal, State and local governments.Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXOn agreeing to the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 161 - 263 (Roll no. 13).
HAmdt 911An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to ensure market penetration for private long-term care insurance.Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXOn agreeing to the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 157 - 264 (Roll no. 14).
HAmdt 912An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section to prevent an increase in medicaid spending.Theodore E. Deutch D-FLOn agreeing to the Deutch amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 164 - 260 (Roll no. 15).
HAmdt 913An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section for class program flexibility.Theodore E. Deutch D-FLOn agreeing to the Deutch amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 160 - 264 (Roll no. 16).

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Related billJan 2, 2013
HRES 522Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1173) to repeal the CLASS program.Procedurally relatedJan 31, 2012
S 720Repeal the CLASS Entitlement ActRelated billApr 4, 2011

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To repeal the CLASS program.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2012Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Feb 1, 2012Engrossed in House
  3. Jan 23, 2012Reported in House
  4. Mar 17, 2011Introduced in House

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