HR 154 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Defund the Individual Mandate Act

Introduced Jan 5, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Ted Poe R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 1, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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. IntroducedJan 5, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Defund the Individual Mandate Act - Prohibits any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any federal department or agency from being used to implement or enforce any federal mandate to purchase health insurance.

Cosponsors 58

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 5, 2011 to Nov 18, 2011; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-CATom McClintockOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 5, 2011
R-MDAndy HarrisJan 19, 2011
R-NYAnn Marie BuerkleJan 19, 2011
R-TXBill FloresJan 19, 2011
R-FLBill PoseyJan 19, 2011
R-TXBlake FarentholdJan 19, 2011
R-CABrian P. BilbrayJan 19, 2011
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannJan 19, 2011
R-FLConnie MackJan 19, 2011
R-AZDavid SchweikertJan 19, 2011
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJan 19, 2011
R-GAJack KingstonJan 19, 2011
R-OHJean SchmidtJan 19, 2011
R-ILJoe WalshJan 19, 2011
R-CAJohn CampbellJan 19, 2011
R-LAJohn FlemingJan 19, 2011
R-MNJohn KlineJan 19, 2011
R-TXKenny MarchantJan 19, 2011
R-INLarry BucshonJan 19, 2011
R-TXLouie GohmertJan 19, 2011
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandJan 19, 2011
R-MNMichele BachmannJan 19, 2011
R-GAPaul C. BrounJan 19, 2011
R-TXRandy NeugebauerJan 19, 2011
R-IDRaul R. LabradorJan 19, 2011
R-FLRichard B. NugentJan 19, 2011
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJan 19, 2011
R-KSTim HuelskampJan 19, 2011
R-MITim WalbergJan 19, 2011
R-INTodd YoungJan 19, 2011
R-MOW. Todd AkinJan 19, 2011
R-ALSpencer BachusJan 24, 2011
R-NELee TerryJan 25, 2011
R-FLDennis A. RossFeb 8, 2011
R-SCJeff DuncanFeb 8, 2011
R-NVJoseph J. HeckFeb 8, 2011
R-ALMike RogersFeb 8, 2011
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiFeb 8, 2011
R-VARobert J. WittmanFeb 8, 2011
R-COCory GardnerMar 2, 2011
R-VABob GoodlatteMar 11, 2011
R-MSAlan NunneleeApr 15, 2011
R-OHSteve AustriaMay 23, 2011
R-TXMichael T. McCaulNov 18, 2011

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 5, 2011
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 1, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jan 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1, Section 7, of Article 1 and Clause 7, Section 9 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H46.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance.
Short Titles as Introduced
Defund the Individual Mandate Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House

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