Freeze and Investigate Affordable Care Act of 2011
Latest action · Nov 18, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedOct 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freeze and Investigate Affordable Care Act of 2011 - Declares that the provisions of the health reform law that are not in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act shall not take effect.
Prohibits the federal government from promulgating or enforcing regulations under the provisions of the health reform law that are not in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, or otherwise prepare to implement such provisions.
Establishes the Affordable Care Evaluation Commission to report to the President and Congress a projection of the impact that the implementation of the provisions of the health reform law that are not in effect on the enactment of this Act would have on: (1) the quality of health care delivered to individuals who are Medicare recipients on the date of the enactment of this Act, (2) health insurance coverage of individuals insured as of such date, (3) participation in state exchanges and the effect on the federal deficit, and (4) job creation and the size of the tax base. Requires the report also to: (1) evaluate findings, conclusions, and recommendations developed by all other relevant government agencies regarding the facts and circumstances surrounding such implementation, and (2) recommend corrective measures to mitigate any negative impact of such implementation.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 25, 2011 to Nov 15, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Francisco "Quico" Canseco | Nov 15, 2011 |
Committees 8
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 Oct 5, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 7, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2011 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Nov 18, 2011 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2011 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Oct 24, 2011 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Oct 5, 2011 |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Oct 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
- Oct 7, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Oct 6, 2011Referred for a period ending not later than October 6 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Health, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
- Oct 5, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 5, 2011Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, House Administration, Appropriations, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6625.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To freeze the implementation of the health reform law, to establish a commission to evaluate its impact on the delivery of health care to current Medicare recipients, job creation, current health insurance coverage, participation in State exchanges, and the Federal deficit, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Freeze and Investigate Affordable Care Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2011Introduced in House
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