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- H.R.3400
H.R.3400: Empowering Patients First Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced July 30, 2009
- Latest Major Action Oct. 22, 2009
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
54 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
Empowering Patients First Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified health insurance costs to residents of a state that implements a high-risk pool, a reinsurance pool, or other risk-adjustment mechanism. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and governance of individual membership associations (IMAs) to make available health benefits coverage to IMA members and their dependents....
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, Rules, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to House Education and Labor
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Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Rules
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Referred to House Budget
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Referred to House Appropriations
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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| July 30, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by Tom Price (R-Ga.) |