HR 969 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2013

Introduced Mar 5, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Tom Price R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 8, 2013 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 5, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2013 - 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 the provider's licensure in any state.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2013 to Apr 9, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-LA	Bill Cassidy	Original	Mar 5, 2013
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.	Original	Mar 5, 2013
R-TN	David P. Roe	Original	Mar 5, 2013
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Mar 5, 2013
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		Apr 9, 2013
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Apr 9, 2013
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Apr 9, 2013
D-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Apr 9, 2013
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Apr 9, 2013
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Apr 9, 2013
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Apr 9, 2013
R-FL	Steve Southerland II		Apr 9, 2013
R-CA	Tom McClintock		Apr 9, 2013
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Apr 9, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 5, 2013Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

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

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Mar 5, 2013Introduced in House

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