HR 969 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011

Introduced Mar 9, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Tom Price R-GA

Latest action · Mar 11, 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.

IntroducedMar 9, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or any state from requiring any health care provider to participate in any health plan as a condition of licensure of the provider in any state.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2011 to Nov 4, 2011; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-LA	Bill Cassidy	Original	Mar 9, 2011
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray	Original	Mar 9, 2011
R-TN	David P. Roe	Original	Mar 9, 2011
R-TN	Diane Black	Original	Mar 9, 2011
R-PA	Glenn Thompson	Original	Mar 9, 2011
R-LA	John Fleming	Original	Mar 9, 2011
R-CO	Mike Coffman	Original	Mar 9, 2011
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Mar 9, 2011
R-FL	Bill Posey		Mar 15, 2011
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Mar 15, 2011
R-IN	Larry Bucshon		Mar 15, 2011
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Mar 29, 2011
R-CA	Tom McClintock		Apr 5, 2011
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Apr 6, 2011
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		May 3, 2011
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Jul 8, 2011
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Jul 20, 2011
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Jul 22, 2011
R-MD	Andy Harris		Nov 4, 2011

Committees 1

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 Mar 9, 2011
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Mar 11, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2011Introduced in House
Mar 9, 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: Current law has created an unconstitutional regulatory structure over the health care system. In order to make this system more compatible with a proper Constitutional structure, this bill will ensure that there is less regulation impeding the doctor-patient relationship.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1665.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan.
Short Titles as Introduced: Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 9, 2011Introduced in House

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