HR 2653 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

American Health Care Reform Act of 2015

Introduced Jun 4, 2015 Originated House Sponsor David P. Roe R-TN

Latest action · Jun 15, 2015 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.

IntroducedJun 4, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

American Health Care Reform Act of 2015

This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2016. Provisions amended by repealed provisions are restored.

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax standard deduction for health insurance.

Provisions regarding health savings accounts (HSAs) are revised, including to raise contribution limits and to expand the products and services that may be paid for using an HSA.

Group health plans may vary premiums and cost-sharing based on participation in a wellness program.

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to states for high risk health insurance pools.

Individual health insurance coverage is governed by the laws of the state designated by the health insurance issuer.

This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to publish Medicare claims and payment data.

This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for association health plans, which are group health plans sponsored by certain business associations.

Veterans with certain service-related disabilities or who have been awarded a medal of honor must be provided access to medical services though specified entities other than the Department of Veterans Affairs.

HHS must publish clinical practice guidelines. Independent medical review panels must review health care lawsuits in which the defendant alleges adherence to clinical practice guidelines.

Federal courts have jurisdiction over health care lawsuits.

This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to revise non-security discretionary spending limits.

Cosponsors 99

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Sep 28, 2016; 45 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-KY	Andy Barr	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MO	Ann Wagner	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Bill Flores	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Blake Farenthold	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AL	Bradley Byrne	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MI	Dan Benishek	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-WV	David B. McKinley	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-NC	David Rouzer	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AR	J. French Hill	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-LA	John Fleming	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-PA	Keith J. Rothfus	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-KS	Kevin Yoder	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-IN	Larry Bucshon	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-IN	Luke Messer	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MI	Mike Bishop	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Pete Olson	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-NC	Robert Pittenger	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TN	Stephen Lee Fincher	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-LA	Steve Scalise	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-IN	Todd Rokita	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AR	Bruce Westerman		Jun 8, 2015
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa		Jun 8, 2015
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Jun 8, 2015
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Jun 8, 2015
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Jun 8, 2015
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Jun 8, 2015
R-TX	Joe Barton		Jun 8, 2015
R-TX	John R. Carter		Jun 8, 2015
R-TX	Mac Thornberry		Jun 8, 2015
R-NC	Mark Walker		Jun 8, 2015
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Jun 8, 2015
R-TX	Roger Williams		Jun 8, 2015
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Jun 8, 2015
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		Jun 8, 2015
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Jun 8, 2015
R-CA	Edward R. Royce		Jun 10, 2015
R-GA	Rick W. Allen		Jun 10, 2015
R-GA	Jody B. Hice		Jun 15, 2015
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Jun 15, 2015
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Jun 15, 2015
R-TX	Kay Granger		Jun 15, 2015
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Jun 17, 2015
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Jun 17, 2015
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		Jun 24, 2015
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Jun 24, 2015
R-TX	John Ratcliffe		Jun 25, 2015
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Jun 25, 2015
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Jul 8, 2015
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Jul 8, 2015
R-NC	Virginia Foxx		Jul 8, 2015
R-OH	Bill Johnson		Jul 27, 2015
R-TN	Diane Black		Jul 27, 2015
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Jul 27, 2015
R-AL	Martha Roby		Jul 27, 2015
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Jul 28, 2015
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Jul 28, 2015
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney		Jul 29, 2015
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw		Jul 29, 2015
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Jul 29, 2015
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Jul 29, 2015
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins		Jul 29, 2015
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Jul 29, 2015
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Jul 29, 2015
R-LA	Ralph Lee Abraham		Jul 29, 2015
R-GA	Tom Graves		Jul 29, 2015
R-MO	Billy Long		Jul 31, 2015
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Jul 31, 2015
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney		Jul 31, 2015
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Jul 31, 2015
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Sep 10, 2015
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry		Sep 10, 2015
R-UT	Chris Stewart		Dec 2, 2015
R-CA	Paul Cook		Feb 1, 2016
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Sep 28, 2016

Committees 10

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 Jun 4, 2015
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jun 5, 2015
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jun 9, 2015
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
	Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Jun 11, 2015
House	Committee on House Administration	Referred Jun 4, 2015
House	Rules Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
House	Appropriations Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jun 15, 2015
House	Budget Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 9, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House

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In the Congressional Record 3

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.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E135	Tom Cole R-OK	Feb 9, 2016
House	Debate and remarks H9358	Andy Barr R-KY	Dec 16, 2015
House	Debate and remarks H4961	Virginia Foxx R-NC	Jul 9, 2015

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: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, with respect to the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises,'' and to provide for the ``general Welfare of the United States.'' Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to ``regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the power to ``make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' This legislation puts forth measures relating to the treatment of existing commerce and the exchange of health care products, services, and transactions, while retaining the sovereignty and power of respective states as outlined in Amendment X of the U.S. Constitution. The legislation also makes amendments to the manner in which the United States defines and enacts certain taxes, as implemented through the power to collect taxes and provide for the general Welfare. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution provides for those provisions which serve as a means to secure the ends of Clauses 1 and 3 of Article 1, Section 8, as cited above. Such provisions, include, but are not limited to eligibility standards, reporting measures relating to the practical implementation of tax provisions, and instructions specifying the relationship among existing Departments and programs. Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to restrict due process of the law as defined in Section 1, Amendment XIV of the U.S. Constitution. This legislation includes a provision to repeal Public Law 111-148 and title I and subtitle B of title II of Public Law 111-152, which exceeds the scope of power vested in Congress by the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 89, June 4, 2015, page H3915.

CRS reports 1

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

Cite it 1

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

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R42467	Legislative Options in the 114th Congress for Financing Water Infrastructure Archived	Report	Dec 30, 2016

Related bills 10

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 277	American Health Care Reform Act of 2017	Reintroduced Bill	Feb 10, 2017
HR 543	Health Care Choice Act of 2015	Related bill	Apr 29, 2015
S 647	Health Care Choice Act of 2015	Related bill	Mar 3, 2015
HR 975	Health Freedom for Seniors Act	Related bill	Mar 27, 2015
HR 2462	Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act	Related bill	Jun 16, 2015

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Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related reconciliation provisions, to promote patient-centered health care, to provide for the creation of a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to clinical practice guidelines, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: American Health Care Reform Act of 2015

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House

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