HR 436 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012

Introduced Jan 25, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Erik Paulsen R-MN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 12, 2012 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.

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 25, 2011
  2. Passed HouseJun 7, 2012
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise tax on medical devices; (2) repeal restrictions on payments from health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending and reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs); (3) allow amounts in a flexible spending arrangement (FSA), up to $500, that are not spent for medical care to be distributed to the FSA participant as taxable income after the close of a plan year (currently, such unspent amounts are forfeited); and (4) repeal the limitation on the recapture of advance payments of the tax credit for health insurance premium assistance that exceed the allowable credit amount for a taxable year.

Recorded votes 2

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

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 361Passed270–146Jun 7, 2012
House 360Failed179–239Jun 7, 2012

Cosponsors 240

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2011 to May 31, 2012; 41 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-NYAnn Marie BuerkleOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-TXBill FloresOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-CABrian P. BilbrayOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-MNChip CravaackOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-NYChristopher J. LeeOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJan 25, 2011
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Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 25, 2011Markup May 31, 2012Reported Jun 5, 2012

Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 12, 2012Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.
  2. Jun 11, 2012Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Jun 7, 2012Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 679. (consideration: CR H3601-3615)
  4. Jun 7, 2012Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 436 and H.R. 5882. Debate on H.R. 436 will continue for not to exceed 90 minutes, equally divided and controlled. H.R. 436 is closed to amendments. General debate on H.R. 5882 will continue for not to exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled. Specified amendments to H.R. 5882 are in order.
  5. Jun 7, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 436.
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In the Congressional Record 12

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 H6810Jason Altmire D-PADec 17, 2012
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1124Christopher Murphy D-CTJun 21, 2012
HouseDebate and remarks H3797, H3798Joseph J. Heck R-NV, Todd Young R-INJun 19, 2012
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1052Loretta Sanchez D-CAJun 18, 2012
Senate · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1041, S3931John C. Carney, Jr. D-DEJun 12, 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 report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Jun 5, 2012H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules (Committee Print 112-23)
  2. Jun 4, 2012H.R. 436, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 31, 2012

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H471.

CRS reports 2

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

Cite it 2

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

Amendments 2

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 1256No description on fileRules CommitteeHouse amendment offered
HAmdt 1257The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-23 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.Rules CommitteeHouse amendment offered

Related bills 6

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 17Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection ActRelated billJan 25, 2011
S 262A bill to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers.Related billFeb 3, 2011
HR 488Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011Related billJan 26, 2011
HRES 679Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.Related billJun 7, 2012
HR 734To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the medical device tax, and for other purposes.Related billFeb 16, 2011
HR 5906To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.Related billJun 7, 2012

Titles 4

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
Short Titles as Introduced
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011
Short Titles as Reported to House
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012
Short Titles as Passed House
Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 12, 2012Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Jun 7, 2012Engrossed in House
  3. Jun 5, 2012Reported in House
  4. Jan 25, 2011Introduced in House

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